11. Nuclear Chemistry - Part 1 of 2
11. Nuclear Chemistry / Types of Radiation / Problem 2
The transuranium elements, which refer to elements beyond uranium, are not found in nature and are only produced through bombardment. Californium is a transuranium element prepared by bombarding berkelium-249 with neutrons to produce a californium atom and a beta particle. Provide the complete bombardment reaction:
24997Bk + 10n → ? + ?
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