Question

One product of radioactive decay is Alpha Radiation, which consists of Hydrogen nuclei composed of one proton and no neutrons.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

Alpha radiation consists of a helium nucleus, not a hydrogen nucleus, with two protons and two neutrons, and is falsely described in the question statement.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that alpha radiation consists of hydrogen nuclei composed of one proton and no neutrons is false. An alpha particle is actually composed of two protons and two neutrons, which makes it equivalent to a helium nucleus, not a hydrogen nucleus. It has a 2+ charge. This type of radioactive decay results in the original atom's atomic number decreasing by two and its mass number decreasing by four, representing the loss of the two protons and the two neutrons. A common example of alpha decay is the transformation of uranium-238 into thorium-234.

Answer 2

False

Step-by-step explanation:

The alpha decay or alpha radiation is one type of radioactive decay. What is emitted is an alpha particle which is helium nucleus and not the hydrogen nucleus. The alpha particle is made up of two protons as well as two neutrons. This is the helium nucleus.

Therefore the right answer to this question is false.