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Complete the following radioactive decay problem. Please help

Complete the following radioactive decay problem. Please help-example-1

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Answer:

230 90Th

Step-by-step explanation:

A careful observation of the equation given in question shows that 234 92U is undergoing alpha decay. This means that the resulting daughter nuclei will have a decrease of 4 in the mass number and a decrease of 2 in the atomic number.

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