Radon gas (Rn) is produced by the a decay of radium 22688Ra (a) How many neutrons and
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(a) How many neutrons and how many protons are present in the nucleus of the isotope of Rn produced by this decay?
(b) In the air in an average size room in a student basement apartment in Ithaca, NY, there are about 107 Rn nuclei. The Rn nucleus itself is radioactive; it too decays by emitting an a particle. The halflife of Rn is 3.8 days. How many a particles per second are emitted by decaying Rn nuclei in the room?
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a The nucleon number A is the sum of the total number of protons Z and neutrons N The reaction is 22...View the full answer
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