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Americium-241 is a radioactive isotope and a vital component of smoke detectors. what is the elemental identity of the decay product of americium-241 after it undergoes alpha de…

Americium-241 is a radioactive isotope and a vital component of smoke detectors. what is the elemental identity of the decay product of americium-241 after it undergoes alpha de…
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Americium-241 is a radioactive isotope and a vital component of smoke detectors. what is the elemental identity of the decay product of americium-241 after it undergoes alpha decay?

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_(95)^(241)Am ---\ \textgreater \ _(2)^(4)He + ^(237)_(93)Np During \alpha- decay , \alpha - particle will be removed (_(2)^(4)He). So mass number will decrease by 4, and atomic number will decrease by 2.
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