A nuclear reaction equation sometimes includes the symbol as an extra product even…
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Problem
A nuclear reaction equation sometimes includes the symbol γ as an extra product even after the mass number and charge have been balanced. What additional conservation requirement is being met by including this γ-ray?
(a) Conservation of linear momentum
(b) Conservation of lepton number
(c) Conservation of total energy of the system
(d) Conservation of angular momentum (nuclear spin)