Chemistry for Engineering Students
Chemistry for Engineering Students
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ISBN: 9781337398909
Author: Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.98PAE
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The final isotope produces by the following decay series of radon should be determined.

a, ß, ß, a, a, ß, ß, a

If this lead to the same isotope as in part (a) should be identified.

Concept Introduction: Nuclear Stability is a concept that helps to identify the stability of an isotope and thus the type of nuclear reaction a nucleus undergo, can be determined. The two main factors that determine nuclear stability are the neutron/proton ratio and the total number of nucleons in the nucleus.

When a nucleus undergoes alpha -decay (24α), the atomic number is decreased by 2, and mass number is decreased by 4.

When a nucleus undergoes beta -decay (10β), the atomic number is increased by 1, and mass number left unaltered.

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Chemistry for Engineering Students

Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.1PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.2PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.3PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.4PAECh. 14 - (a) How does 14C enter a living plant? (b) Write...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.6PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.7PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.8PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.9PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.10PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.11PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.12PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.13PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.14PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.15PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.16PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.17PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.18PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.19PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.20PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.21PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.22PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.23PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.24PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.25PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.26PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.27PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.28PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.29PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.30PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.31PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.32PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.33PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.34PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.35PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.36PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.37PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.38PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.39PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.40PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.41PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.42PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.43PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.44PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.45PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.46PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.47PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.48PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.49PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.50PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.51PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.52PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.53PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.54PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.55PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.56PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.57PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.58PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.59PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.60PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.61PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.62PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.63PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.64PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.65PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.66PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.67PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.68PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.69PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.70PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.71PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.72PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.73PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.74PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.75PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.76PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.77PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.78PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.79PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.80PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.81PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.82PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.83PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.84PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.85PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.86PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.87PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.88PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.89PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.90PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.91PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.92PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.93PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.94PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.95PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.96PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.97PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.98PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.99PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.100PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.101PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.102PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.103PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.104PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.105PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.106PAECh. 14 - Prob. 14.107PAE
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