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The natural isotope 227Ac decay:

- by beta minus decay: to 227Th

- by alpha decay: to 223Fr

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How do write equation for alpha decay of actinium-225?

An alpha particle consists of 4 nucleons, which are 2 protons and 2 neutrons. In alpha decay, an alpha particle is emitted from the nucleus of an atom, so the atom loses 2 protons, and a total of 4 nucleons. The atomic number of an atom undergoing alpha decay is reduced by 2, the number of protons lost, and the mass number is reduced by 4, the number of nucleons lost.


Order gamma decay beta decay and alpha deacy form weakest to strongest?

From weakest to strongest decay, the order is: Gamma decay - involves the emission of high-energy photons. Beta decay - involves the emission of beta particles (electrons or positrons). Alpha decay - involves the emission of alpha particles (helium nuclei).


Do neutrons decay, and if so, what is the process involved in their decay?

Yes, neutrons can decay. Neutron decay is a process where a neutron transforms into a proton, an electron, and an antineutrino. This process is known as beta decay.


What will U-244 turn into after alpha decay?

If a uranium-244 atom undergoes alpha decay, it will become an atom of thorium-240. If we wrote an equation, it might look like this:92244U => 90240Th + 24He++The uranium-244 is transmuted into throium-240, and the alpha particle, which is a helium-4 nucleus (and represented as such) emerges at the tail end of the equation.


Protactinium-231 decays by emitting an beta particle and a gamma ray. What daughter nuclide is formed in this process?

The alpha decay of protactinium-231 will result in the appearance of actinium-227. It might look like this if we wrote it out: 91231Pa => 24He + 89227Ac The alpha particle is a helium-4 nucleus, so we write it that way.

Related Questions

What element does actinium decay into?

Actinium-227 decay to francium-223.


What is the origin of actinium?

Actinium is a natural chemical element, radioactive; actinium is a decay product of uranium.


What is the source of francium?

It is a result of the alpha radioactive decay of actinium.


Can any explain the formation of francium by the radioactive decay of uranium and actinium?

227Ac----- alpha decay---- 223Fr


Where is acinium found?

Actinium is separated from pitchblende. Actinium, AC, is found in uranium ore, a product of radioactive decay of uranium and ?æother unstable elements.


Who found actinium?

Andre Louis Debierne discovered actinium in 1899. Friedrich Oskar Giesel independently discovered it in 1902 but Debierne is largely credited with the discovery.


Where would you find francium?

francium is found in thorium and uranium ores in the earth's crust obtained by the decay of actinium


Who made francium?

Natural francium is the decay product of actinium-227. Francium can be also obtained by nuclear reactions.


What origin is francium?

Natural francium is the decay product of actinium-227. Francium can be also obtained by nuclear reactions.


What element's name comes from two Greek words that together mean the parent of actinium?

Protactinium. The name comes from the Greek words "protos" meaning first, and "actinium" which are the parent elements of protactinium in the decay chain.


Why are there only three currently occurring radioactive decay series on Earth today?

Four series exist: thorium, uranium, neptunium, actinium.


How is radium formed on earth?

Radium 226 (the most stable isotope) is a radioactive decay product of uranium; other isotopes of radium with short half lives exist in the thorium, actinium and neptunium decay series. See the link.