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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
When a nucleus undergoes beta -decay
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