Nuclides, Beta Plus decay, Nuclear equations

Nuclear Decay Worksheet

 

Name the type of emission:

1. Uranium-234   to Thorium-230

2. Thorium-230 to Radium-226

3. Radium-226 to Radon-222

4. Radon-222 to Polonium-218

5. Polonium-218 to Lead-214

6. Lead-214 to Bismuth-214

7. Bismuth-214 to Polonium-214

8. Polonium-214 to Lead-210

9. Lead-210 to Bismuth-210

10. Bismuth-210 to Polonium-210

11. Polonium-210 to Lead-206

 

Write an equation for the following elements through the given emission type.

Alpha Decay:

1. Polonium-218               218 82Po à 214 82Pb + 4 2He

2. Polonium-214

3. Polonium-210

4. Radium-224

5. Radium-220

6. Radon-220 

7. Radon-219

 

Beta minus Decay:

1. Lead-210            210 82Pb à 210 83X + 0 1e^-

2. Lead-214

3. Bismuth-210

4. Bismuth-212

5. Bismuth-214

 

Beta plus Decay:

1. Carbon – 11           11 12C à 11 10X + e⁺
2. Sodium – 22
3. potassium-40
4. nitrogen-13
5. oxygen-15
6. fluorine-18
7. iodine- 121

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