When the nuclide bismuth-214 undergoes alpha decay what product nuclide is produced?

Answer 1

Alpha particle is nothing but the He nucleus. He nucleus has two protons and two neturons. So 4 nucleons.

As alpha comes out of the parent nucleus, then the by product ie daughter nucleus would have 2 protons less and 4 nucleons less.

So 88Ra226 after emitting one alpha particle gets changed into 86 Rn 222. Rn is Radon.

So 88Ra226 ----------> 86 Rn 222 + 2 He 4

Answer 2

Bismuth-214 decays by alpha decay only 0.0211% of the time. When it does, it produces Thallium-210.

99.979% of the time, it decays by beta- decay to polonium-214.

Answer 3

Until quite recently, Bi-209 was regarded as a stable isotope. It has recently ben found that it is not stable, undergoing alpha decay to Tl-205. The rate is extremely slow, corresponding to a half-life of 1.9×1019 years.

Answer 4

When bismuth-214 undergoes alpha decay, it produces thallium-210 as the product nuclide. Alpha decay involves the emission of an alpha particle, which is a helium-4 nucleus (2 protons and 2 neutrons), resulting in the transformation of the parent nuclide into a daughter nuclide with a lower atomic number.

Answer 5

209 4 204 Bi-> a + Tl (Thalium) 83 2 81

Answer 6

214 Pb -> 214 Bi + β + energy

Answer 7

^210_83Bi --> ^4_2He + ^206_81Tl