Principles of General, Organic, Biological Chemistry
Principles of General, Organic, Biological Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780073511191
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9.2, Problem 9.5P
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The balanced nuclear reaction for an alpha decay of radon-222 has to be given.

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Alpha decay reaction:

Alpha decay is one process that unstable atoms can use to become more stable.  During alpha decay, an atomsnucleus sheds two protons and two neutrons in a packet that is known as an alpha particle.

  ZAXZ-2A-4X+24α

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