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Is the helium nucleus a byproduct of fission?
Yes, but only if the nuclear disintegration is alpha decay. Alpha decay is only one mode of radioactive decay, and in alpha decay, a helium-4 nucleus (the alpha particle) will appear. Beta decay (two types) and spontaneous fission are also modes of radioactive decay, and different particles appear in those events. Links are provided below to Related questions that will help you sort this out.
What type of radiation is emitted by thorium?
Thorium-232 is an alpha emitter; rarely decay by spontaneous fission or double beta decay are possible.
How were Alpha decay and beta decay discovered?
Alpha, beta, and gamma radiation were first observed from a sample of Radium in a magnetic field.
What is the beta decay of radium 226?
Radium-226 does not decay by beta decay. It decays by alpha decay to radon-222.
What correctly describes the charge of beta particles and alpha particles?
Beta particles, from beta- decay, have a charge of -1. Beta particles, from beta+ decay, have a charge of +1. Alpha particles have a charge of +2.
Is the helium nucleus a byproduct of fission?
Yes, but only if the nuclear disintegration is alpha decay. Alpha decay is only one mode of radioactive decay, and in alpha decay, a helium-4 nucleus (the alpha particle) will appear. Beta decay (two types) and spontaneous fission are also modes of radioactive decay, and different particles appear in those events. Links are provided below to Related questions that will help you sort this out.
What type of radiation is emitted by thorium?
Thorium-232 is an alpha emitter; rarely decay by spontaneous fission or double beta decay are possible.
Order gamma decay beta decay and alpha deacy form weakest to strongest?
gamma decay beta decay alpha decay
What is the nuclear decay equation for uranium-238 to strontium-90?
The equation for the beta decay of 87Kr is: 3687Kr --> 3787Rb + -10e where -10e represents a negative beta particle or electron.
What are two different forms of radioactive decay?
Alpha and beta decays.
What atom is left when a nucleus disintegrates?
There are a number of possibilities as regards what happens when a nucleus "disintegrates" as was asked. There are a number of way that a nucleus can disintegrate, or change, so let's look at those. First there is spontaneous fission. You're familiar with fission because that's what happens in nuclear reactors, to name one thing. But in spontaneous fission, no neutron capture precedes the fission event. The atomic nucleus just "splits" on its own. Uranium, plutonium and a few other elements can do this, and there are a number of different possibilities as regards what fission fragments will result. Some unstable nuclei undergo what is called alpha decay. The nucleus dumps an alpha particle, which is actually a helium-4 nucleus, and is composed of a pair of protons and a pair of neutrons. There are a number of different alpha emitters known, and radon-222 is an example. It turns out that this isotope of radon appears when radium-226 undergoes alpha decay. In the event beta decay occurs, nuclear changes follow. There are two different types of beta decay, and they are beta plus decay and beta minus decay. An example is caesium-137, which will undergo a beta minus decay. It is sodium-22 that undergoes beta plus decay. As you can see, there are several different "disintegration modes" possible in nuclear decay. And there are basket full of possibilities when we look through them, so we can't list them all here. But we can give you links to each of these decay modes, and you'll find them below.
When an atom undergoes radioactive decay does it become a different element?
That depends on the type of decay, alpha and beta decay change the atom into a different element but gamma decay does not.
How were Alpha decay and beta decay discovered?
Alpha, beta, and gamma radiation were first observed from a sample of Radium in a magnetic field.
What is the beta decay of radium 226?
Radium-226 does not decay by beta decay. It decays by alpha decay to radon-222.
What kind of radiation is emitted in the following nuclear reaction?
Type your answer here... Alpha decay Nuclear fission
What correctly describes the charge of beta particles and alpha particles?
Beta particles, from beta- decay, have a charge of -1. Beta particles, from beta+ decay, have a charge of +1. Alpha particles have a charge of +2.
What are the products of radioactive decay?
alpha decay, beta decay, and gamma radiation
