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Chapter18: The Nucleus: A Chemist's View

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what is the effect on the mass number of the parent nuclide when each of the following occurs

) Iron-60
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004) Write balanced equations for the beta decay of each of the following radionuclides:
a) Cu
b) Kr
c) Silver- 117
d) Rhenium-190
005) What is the effect on the mass number of the parent nuclide when each of the following occurs?
a) Alpha particle decay
b) Beta particle decay
c) Gamma emission
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006) What is the effect on the atomic number of the parent nuclide when each of the following occurs?
a) Alpha particle decay
b) Beta particle decay
c) Gamma ray emission

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a) In case of alpha decay ,emission of a helium nuclei takes place i.e. ₂He⁴ hence we can see that mass number of a parent nucleus get decreased by a value of 4 unit.

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