218 *At →X+y At to change according to the following reaction: n + 8. A neutron causes 85 The 4X nucleus subsequently undergoes B decay, and its daughter does too. What is the atomic number of the final nucleus?

218 *At →X+y At to change according to the following reaction: n + 8. A neutron causes 85 The 4X nucleus subsequently undergoes B decay, and its daughter does too. What is the atomic number of the final nucleus?

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At to change according to the following reaction: n +
8. A neutron causes
85
The 4X nucleus subsequently undergoes B
decay, and its daughter does too. What is the atomic number of the final nucleus?

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