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What does radium 226 do?

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How many proton and neutron are in radium?


What is the decay process does radium 226 undergo including the nuclear changes that occur?

Radium-226--------------------Radon-222 + alpha


When radium -226 decays to form radon -222 the radium nucleus emits?

When radium-226 decays to form radon-222, the radium nucleus emits a alpha particle.


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 is radium-226 and what are the uses of it?

radium-226 isa radioactive element and has the form of a pellet or solution housed with in a ceramic outer housing


If radium 226 releases an alpha particle what is mass number of isotope formed?

Radium 226--------alpha particle-------- Radon 222


Did radium help saves lives?

Today radium-226 is not used for radiotherapy.


What element contains a total of 226 protons and neutrons?

This is the isotope radium-226.


Radium-226 has a half-life of 1602 years. If you start out with 15 grams of radium-226 how much will be left after 3 half-lives?

1.875g


What is the atomic structure of radium 226?

The density of radium is 5,5 g/cm3.


When radium-226 decays to form radon-222 the radium nucleus emits a?

When Radium-226 decays to form Radon-222, the Radium nucleus emits an alpha particle. The atomic number goes down by 2, and the mass number goes down by 4, matching the atomic number and mass number of the alpha particle.


Mass number of radium?

The density of radium at about room temperature is 5.5  g·cm−3. That's 5.5 grams per cubic centimeter, or 5.5 grams per milliliter. A link to the Wikipedia article on radium is provided.