Ch 14.4-14.

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Supplemental Instruction
Iowa State University
E=mc

Leader: Grant DeRocher

Course: Chem 167
Instructor: Houk
Date: 04/30/13

1. What is the N/Z ratio for each of the following nuclides?

(a) 714N
(b) 50114Sn
(c) 90234Th

2. Calculate the binding energy of 1 mole of 14C nuclei. The experimentally determined
mass of a carbon-14 atom(including its six electrons) is 14.003242 u.

3. Compute the binding energy of the 7Li nucleus, whose experimentally determined mass is
7.016004 u.

4. It takes 360 kJ to keep a 100-watt light bulb burning for 1 hour. Assuming the lightbulb
wont burn out, for how many years could the energy of the mass defect of 1 mole of 14C
keep a 100-watt bulb burning?

5. What is the missing product in each of these fission equations?

(a) 92235U + 01n
? + 3893Sr + 3 01n
(b) 92235U + 01n
? + 51132Sb + 3 01n
235
1
(c) 92 U + 0 n
? + 56141Ba + 3 01n

6. How much energy is released in the fission of 1 kg of 235U according to the equation
below? The experimentally determined masses of the products are 136.92532 u and
96.91095 u, respectively. Mass of 235U is 235.0439231 u and the neutrons mass is
1.0086649 u.
235
1
137
97
1
U
+
92
0 n
52 Te + 40 Zr + 2 0 n

7. A fusion reaction that has been proposed is involves bombarding boron-11 with a proton
and producing a single, stable product. Write the equation for the reaction.