Use the following information to answer the next four questions. The 114^th clem

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Use the following information to answer the next four questions. The 114^th clement ununquadium (_1/4^289Uuq) is not naturally occurring and is created by fusing doubly charged calcium ions (_20^48Ca^2+) with plutonium nuclei (_94^244Pu). The calcium ions have a mass of 1.20 times 10^-25 kg. In order to accelerate the calcium ions to a high enough energy to fuse with plutonium, they are repeatedly accelerated by an electrical potential difference. They are contained in a magnetic field between these accelerators. In one stage of the acceleration process, calcium ions enter the accelerating chamber at a speed of 1.00 times 10^6 m/s and exit it at a speed of 2.75 times 10^6 m/s. They immediately enter a magnetic field and follow a path that has a radius of 1.08 m. Which of the following equations could be the nuclear reaction equation for the fusion of calcium and plutonium in the production of ununquadium? A. _20^48Ca + _94^244 Pu rightarrow _114^289Uuq + _4^2 alpha B. _20^48Ca + _94^244Pu rightarrow _114^289Uuq+3 _-1^0 beta + v C. _20^48Ca + _94^244Pu rightarrow _114^289Uuq +3 _0^1 n. D. _20^48Ca + _94^244Pu + 3_0^1n rightarrow _114^289Uuq

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Option C

On the top 48+244= 289+3 (Balancing the mass number)

bottom 20+94=114+0 ( Balancing the atomic number)

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