Question

(help please) The following nuclear equation involves the element mercury (Hg)

Identify the particle that reacted with mercury-200.

Why did the symbol of mercury not change in this reaction?

Answer 1

Answer:

the particle is a neutron. The symbol did not change because it is a isotope of mercury (same number of protons)

Explanation:

the particle is a neutron because it has a mass of 1 and a charge of zero.