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Title: A radioactive isotope of atomic number Z emits an alpha particle, and the daughter nucleus then ...
Post by: Chery on Dec 6, 2016
A radioactive isotope of atomic number Z emits an alpha particle, and the daughter nucleus then emits a beta-minus particle.  What is the atomic number of the resulting nucleus?
A) Z -1
B) Z + 1
C) Z - 2
D) Z - 3


Title: Re: A radioactive isotope of atomic number Z emits an alpha particle, and the daughter nucleus then ...
Post by: lyall on Dec 6, 2016
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Title: Re: A radioactive isotope of atomic number Z emits an alpha particle, and the daughter nucleus then ...
Post by: Chery on Jan 13, 2017
Looked all over the internet for this, thank you for answering correctly