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To Explain:
Answer to Problem 18PP
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
Alpha particles, are composed of two neutrons and two protons which are bound together into a particle that is identical to a Helium-4 nucleus. In the process of alpha decaying, the alpha particles are produced.
Transmutation is the process of the striking of a single type of nuclei with the other nuclei or with the neutrons. Rutherford was the first scientist who bombarded the atoms with alpha particles having high speed from a given radioactive isotope of radium and he observed that protons resulted from performing such reaction.
The Radium isotope
The emission of alpha particles is
Conclusion:
The required reaction is
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