chem problem please need help?

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chem problem please need help?

Capture of a neutron by molybdenum-98 produces what new element or isotope ?

2007-04-27 09:33:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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If it's just a capture you'll make Mo-99. The atomic number will not change as you don't change the number of protons. However, this isotope produces Tc-99 (the next one in the periodic table) suggesting that Mo-99 is unstable and undergoes beta decay

2007-04-27 10:02:24 · answer #1 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Molybdenum - 99

2007-04-27 21:38:25 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋