Write a balanced nuclear equations for each indicated decay process: a. The isotope Th-234 decays by an alpha emission. b. The isotope Fe-59 decays by a beta emission.  c. The isotope Tc-99 decays by a gamma emission

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Q: Manganese-51 undergoes a positron emission. What is the resulting isotope? Give the isotopic name

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Q: Consider the 3 isotopes of F: 18F, 19F, and 20F . One of these isotopes is stable, one emits a…

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