Concept explainers
Interpretation :
The decay of uranium-238 tolead-206 should be explained.
Concept Introduction :
The decaying process in a radioactive element is occurring due to the type of processes such as alpha decay, beta decay and gamma decay.
Alpha decay involves the removal of alpha particle wit mass 4m and 2e electron from the nuclide. Bet decay is of the two types. The first one is beta-positive decay and the second one is bet negative decay. But in the gamma decay, the nuclide is same as the initial one.
Answer to Problem 55A
Explanation of Solution
The decay of uranium-238 to lead-26 is,
In this process, firstly uranium-238 undergoes the alpha decay, due to which the thorium-234 is produced by the reduction of 4 mass numbers and 2
Nuclei
Finally produced nuclide is the most stable nuclide.
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