I need some help with how to write nuclear equations! I need to write nuclear equations for the following, can someone lead me in the right direction?
stellar nucleosynthesis
helium burning
neon burning

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I need some help with how to write nuclear equations! I need to write nuclear equations for the following, can someone lead me in the right direction?
stellar nucleosynthesis
helium burning
neon burning

unklerhaukus · Answer

An Element $E$
with   $Z$ protons, and $N$ nuetrons

                    has      $A=Z+N$  nucleons ;


We write:
$$\sideset{_Z^A}{}E$$

anonymous · Answer

Thank you but slightly confused, what is this showing?

unklerhaukus · Answer

Just the notation you will need to use

unklerhaukus · Answer

helium    $$^4_2{\text{He}}$$
neon$$^{20}_{10}{\text{Ne}}$$

anonymous · Answer

Okay how do I proceed from there?

unklerhaukus · Answer

Do you know which elelemts are reacting in stellar nucleosynthesis

anonymous · Answer

Hydrogen and helium?

unklerhaukus · Answer

yeah there are lots of stellar nucleosynthesis reactions and hydrogen and helium are the main elements around,  do you if the question is asking for just the helium burning &
neon burning, or are they expecting a specific stellar nucleosynthesis reaction as well?

unklerhaukus · Answer

actually maybe they mean hydrogen burning  for nucleosynthesis

anonymous · Answer

I am not sure what exactly it's asking for, i would presume a specific stellar nuecleosynthesis reaction but I'm not sure how it could be specific

anonymous · Answer

@chmvijay my buddy! can you help me out any?

chmvijay · Answer

The neon-burning process is a set of nuclear fusion reactions that take place in massive stars

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10Ne 	+ 	γ 	→ 	16O8 	+ 	4He2
10Ne 	+ 	42He 	→ 	2412Mg 	+ 	γ

chmvijay · Answer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_burning_process

chmvijay · Answer

4 2He + 4He2 → 8Be4 (−93.7 keV) 84Be + 42He → 126C (+7.367 MeV) this is helium burning process also called as Triple-alpha process http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium_burning_process

anonymous · Answer

So for the neon burning procecss, which one of those equations above would it be?

chmvijay · Answer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_nucleosynthesis this all abt stellar nucleosynthesis plz read them yaa the same equations

anonymous · Answer

So for the neon burning process both above are correct? And thank you!

chmvijay · Answer

ur welcome pumpkin :)

anonymous · Answer

Are both equations for the neon correct - like are they apart of the same equation?

chmvijay · Answer

u can find them in those link accurately yaa they are two

anonymous · Answer

Ah I see! Are those just example equations of neon burning in general?

chmvijay · Answer

lol they are equations

anonymous · Answer

10Ne + γ 	→ 16/8 O 	+  4/2 He

Is this above a balanced equation?

anonymous · Answer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_burning_process the first equation on this site? thanks so much for answering all of my questions!