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When Thorium-232 decays by emitting an alpha particle, what is the new nuclei formed?

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One example of decay series is the sequence of decays that starts with Thorium-232 which ends up as Lead-208.

What does it mean?

We mean that Thorium-232 decays into Radium-228 plus and an alpha particle. Then, Radium subsequently decays into Actinium-228 via beta decay, and so on until Lead-208 is the final end product.

Answer: Radium-228

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