A Deuteron Is Captured by an Oxygen-16 Atom Which in Turn

question 22

Multiple Choice

A deuteron is captured by an oxygen-16 atom which in turn emits a proton.What is the element and mass number of the product isotope?

• A)oxygen-15
• B)fluorine-15
• C)nitrogen-15
• D)oxygen-17

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Definitions:

Autonomic Ganglia

Ganglia containing the nerve cell bodies of the autonomic division of the nervous system.

Ganglionic Synapse

A junction between neurons in a ganglion, where neurotransmission occurs.

Preganglionic Neuron

Autonomic neuron that has its cell body located within the central nervous system and sends its axon through a nerve to an autonomic ganglion, where it synapses with postganglionic neurons.

Postganglionic Axons

The axons of neurons that conduct impulses away from a ganglion in the peripheral nervous system to a target organ.