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===Applications===
: [[Neutron]]s are used to stimulate [[Nuclear Fission|nuclear fission]] in both [[Nuclear Reactor|nuclear reactors]] and [[Nuclear Bomb|nuclear bombs]].
===Equation===
<math>{}_Z^AX \rightarrow {}_{Z}^{A-1}Y + {}_0^1n</math>
<math>{}_{8}^{18}O \rightarrow {}_{8}^{17}O + {}_0^1n</math>
====Example Calculations====
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |'''Find the [[element]] 'X' and calculate its [[Relative Atomic Mass|relative atomic mass]] 'A' and its [[Relative Atomic Charge|relative atomic charge]] 'Z'.'''
<math>{}_{3}^{8}Li \rightarrow {}_{Z}^{A}X + {}_0^1n</math>
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |'''Find the [[element]] 'X' and calculate its [[Relative Atomic Mass|relative atomic mass]] 'A' and its [[Relative Atomic Charge|relative atomic charge]] 'Z'.'''
<math>{}_{Z}^{A}X \rightarrow {}_{10}^{26}Ne + {}_0^1n</math>
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. Calculate the [[Relative Atomic Mass|relative atomic mass]] by looking at the top row of numbers.'''
8 = A + 1
A = 7
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. Calculate the [[Relative Atomic Mass|relative atomic mass]] by looking at the top row of numbers.'''
A = 26 + 1
A = 27
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. Calculate the [[Relative Atomic Charge|relative atomic charge]] by looking at the bottom row of numbers.'''
3 = Z + 0
Z = 3
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. Calculate the [[Relative Atomic Charge|relative atomic charge]] by looking at the bottom row of numbers.'''
Z = 10 + 0
Z = 10
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''3. It's the same [[element]] but a different isotope.'''
<math>{}_{3}^{7}Li</math>
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''3. Since the [[Relative Atomic Charge|relative atomic charge]] is the same as the [[Atomic Number|atomic number]] look up the [[element]] on the [[Periodic Table|periodic table]].'''
<math>{}_{10}^{27}Ne</math>
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