Use the equation to complete the activity 219/86Rn—215/84Po+a

Question

The nuclear equation shows the transmutation of a form of radon into polonium and an alpha particle. In
one or two sentences explain whether or not the reaction is balanced

Answer 1

The reaction is not balanced because the total number of protons and neutrons on the left side of the equation (219 protons + 86 neutrons) does not equal the total number of protons and neutrons on the right side (215 protons + 84 neutrons + 4 protons + 2 neutrons).