NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsNuclear PhysicsPractice
The particle A is converted into C via the following reaction. A → B + 2 H e 4 B → C + 2 e - Then
Options
- AA and C are isobars
- BA and C are isotopes
- CA and B are isobars
- DA and B are isotopes
Correct answer
B. A and C are isotopes
Step-by-step solution
Let x be the mass number of A and y the atomic number. Then , since atomic number and mass number remain conserved, we have y A x → y - 2 B x - 4 + 2 H e 4 y - 2 B x - 4 → y C x - 4 + 2 - 1 e 0 Hence, we observe that A and C are isotopes as their atomic numbers are same but mass numbers are different.