Radium-226, 226Ra, undergoes an alpha decay. The current sample of Radium-226 has an initial activity of 5.50 × 101º Bq. (a) Identify the daughter nucleus by name, nucleon number, atomic number and neutron number. (b) What is the decay constant? (c) How many radioactive nuclei were initially present in the sample? (d) How long will it take the sample to reach an activity of 5.00 × 101º Bq?

Radium-226, 226Ra, undergoes an alpha decay. The current sample of Radium-226 has an initial activity of 5.50 × 101º Bq. (a) Identify the daughter nucleus by name, nucleon number, atomic number and neutron number. (b) What is the decay constant? (c) How many radioactive nuclei were initially present in the sample? (d) How long will it take the sample to reach an activity of 5.00 × 101º Bq?

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Chapter30: Nuclear Physics

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