Thermionic emission questions | form four Physics

A radioactive material is denoted by the symbol . Write down the composition of the nucleus during the end of the following stages of disintegration.
(i) the emission of an alpha-particle.
(ii) the further emission of a beta-particle.
(iii) the further emission of a gamma radiation.

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The following represents part of the decay chain for thorium

What particles are emitted at each part of the chain?

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A radioactive nucleus is denoted by the symbol  . Write down the composition of
the nucleus at the end of the following stages of disintegration:
(i) emission of an alpha () particle
(ii) further emission of a beta () particle
(iii) further emission of a gamma radiation.

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Part of a certain nuclear decay series is represented by the following unbalanced
equations, in each stage only ONE type of a particle is emitted.
(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)
(a) Identify the type of particle emitted in each of the above stages.
(b) Write two pairs of isotopes from the above series.

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Uranium  decays to Polonium by α emission (at  each stage) via , and . Following this process, decays to by β emission only. Write balanced equations of the stage by stage decay process from to and  hence determine the values of x, y, z and q.  Then  Name the isotopes and isobars obtained in the decay process shown above.

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