0
What isotope is formed when uranium 235 emits an alpha particle?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
You get this answer by performing the following:
Mass # Mass # 4
Atomic # Parent symbol -> Atomic # Daughter symbol + 2 He
238 234 4
92 U -> 90 Th + 2 He
Both sides must equal the same thing, so if you figure out what plus 4 = 238 and what plus 2 = 92, you can figure out the element is formed through decay. The resulting element in this case is Thorium.
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What happens when uranium gives off an alpha particle?
An isotope of thorium is obtained.
What isotopes remains after the alpha decay of uranium-238?
232U alpha decays to 228Th. Thorium-228 is the daughter product of the alpha decay of uranium-232.
When californium decays into Cm what is formed?
Each isotope has another type of decay but generally from californium are formed curium isotopes and an alpha particle.
What alpha decays to 234Th and α?
Th-230 -> He-4 + Ra-226 Thorium which alpha decays produces an alpha particle (Helium 4) and a Radium-226 atom.
What type of radioactive decay result in uranium -238 becoming thorium 234.?
This is an alpha decay.The half-life of uranium-238 is 4,468.10ex.9 years.
What happens when uranium gives off an alpha particle?
An isotope of thorium is obtained.
To what does plutonium-239 decay when it loses an alpha particle?
Yes, plutonium-239 emits alpha particles by decay.
If radium 226 releases an alpha particle what is mass number of isotope formed?
Radium 226--------alpha particle-------- Radon 222
What isotopes remains after the alpha decay of uranium-238?
232U alpha decays to 228Th. Thorium-228 is the daughter product of the alpha decay of uranium-232.
Why mass of uranium destroys when it breaks into platinum and then into thorium?
- After alpha disintegration the isotope uranium-238 is transformed in the isotope thorium-234. - After alpha disintegration the isotope uranium-235 is transformed in the isotope thorium-230. Platinum is a misspelling ?
When californium decays into Cm what is formed?
Each isotope has another type of decay but generally from californium are formed curium isotopes and an alpha particle.
What alpha decays to 234Th and α?
Th-230 -> He-4 + Ra-226 Thorium which alpha decays produces an alpha particle (Helium 4) and a Radium-226 atom.
What is the new chemical identity of the radium atom after it has emitted an alpha particle?
The naturally occurring isotope of radium we encounter is radium-226. It appears in the decay chain of uranium. When radium-226 undergoes alpha decay, radon-222 is the result. The equation looks like this: 88226Ra => 24He + 86222Rn The 24He is the alpha particle, which is a helium nucleus.
What element is formed when uranium-238atomic number92ejects an alpha particle?
238U radiates alpha particles and decays via 234Th and 234Pa into 234U, which has a halflife of 245,500 years. (Thorium-234, Protactinium-234, Uranium-234 respectively)
What particle will be emitted probably by an isotope with an atomic number greater than 83?
An Alpha particle
What is made when Uranium-238 gives off an alpha particle?
radiation
What particle has 2 neutrons and 2 protrons in its nucleus?
It could be either an alpha particle or a He-4 isotope.
