Question

Question

A student writes out an equation to represent a fission reaction. How can the student check that the equation is correctly written?(1 point)
Responses

The mass number of the products should be equal to the atomic number of the products.
The mass number of the products should be equal to the atomic number of the products.

The total mass number of the reactants should equal the total mass number of the products.
The total mass number of the reactants should equal the total mass number of the products.

The number of atoms of each element should be the same in the products and reactants.
The number of atoms of each element should be the same in the products and reactants.

The total number of atoms in the products should be equal to the number of atoms in the reactants.

Answer 1

To check if a fission reaction equation is correctly written, the student should ensure that the total mass number of the reactants should equal the total mass number of the products.

Therefore, the correct response is:

The total mass number of the reactants should equal the total mass number of the products.