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How is the structure of the nucleus of a polonium 218 atom different from the structure of the nucleus of a radon 222 atom?
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Polonium-218 has 84 protons, 84 electrons and 134 neutrons.
Radon-222 has 86 protons, 86 electrons and 136 neutrons.
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When a radon 222 nucleus decays what is the other product that forms?
Radon-222 undergoes alpha decay to produce polonium-218as a daughter.
What is the symbol for Alpha Radiation?
The isotope radon-198 will alpha decay to polonium-194 as shown here: 86198Rn => 24He + 84194Po The radon is shown on the left, and the alpha particle, which is a helium nucleus, is shown of the right with the polonium.
How does radon and polonium affect your life?
These elements doesn't have effects on daily life.
What new element is formed when radium decays?
The neutrons aren't really relevant, since we don't know what the mass of the radium nucleus was and the element is determined strictly by the number of protons anyway. Radium has an atomic number of 88; losing 4 protons would make the atomic number 84, which is polonium. (This is probably really a two-step process: radium -> radon -> polonium, where each step is an alpha decay.)
What is the balanced reaction for the predominant method of decay of radon?
In the case of Rn-222, which is the "isotope of concern" because it occurs naturally, it decays as follows: 222Rn => 218Po + He+2 In this equation, we see the radon isotope Rn-222 emit an alpha particle (the helium nucleus) and undergo a transformation to become the polonium isotope, Po-218.
When a radon 222 nucleus decays what is the other product that forms?
Radon-222 undergoes alpha decay to produce polonium-218as a daughter.
What is the symbol for Alpha Radiation?
The isotope radon-198 will alpha decay to polonium-194 as shown here: 86198Rn => 24He + 84194Po The radon is shown on the left, and the alpha particle, which is a helium nucleus, is shown of the right with the polonium.
Who discovered radon and polonium?
Polonium: Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898 For radon see the link: http://www.vanderkrogt.net/elements/element.php?sym=Rn.
How does radon and polonium affect your life?
These elements doesn't have effects on daily life.
What has the author Mary Sultzer written?
Mary Sultzer has written: 'Polonium in the urine of miners exposed to radon' -- subject(s): Physiological effect, Polonium, Radon
How does radium and polonium affect your life?
Polonium and especially radon contribute to the natural environmental radioactivity.
What element is used in X-rays?
radon and polonium
How many protons does an atom of Radon have in its nucleus?
Radon has 86 protons.
What minerals does radium produce?
Radium itself continues to decay into radon, bismuth, polonium, lead, or thallium.
What new element is formed when radium decays?
The neutrons aren't really relevant, since we don't know what the mass of the radium nucleus was and the element is determined strictly by the number of protons anyway. Radium has an atomic number of 88; losing 4 protons would make the atomic number 84, which is polonium. (This is probably really a two-step process: radium -> radon -> polonium, where each step is an alpha decay.)
What is the balanced reaction for the predominant method of decay of radon?
In the case of Rn-222, which is the "isotope of concern" because it occurs naturally, it decays as follows: 222Rn => 218Po + He+2 In this equation, we see the radon isotope Rn-222 emit an alpha particle (the helium nucleus) and undergo a transformation to become the polonium isotope, Po-218.
How many electrons are in each shell around the nucleus of radon?
The number of electrons in the shells around a radon nucleus are: 2, 8, 18, 32, 18 and 8.
