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5.2.3a Radioactive decay

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Question 29
a.

State, using nuclide notation, the symbol for:

(i) a cobalt (atomic symbol Co\text{Co}Co) nucleus which has nucleon number 60 and proton number 27,

(ii) a gold (atomic symbol Au\text{Au}Au) nucleus which contains 79 protons and 118 neutrons.

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b.

(i) A nucleus of polonium-210 (84210Po^{210}_{84}\text{Po}84210​Po) decays to a lead (atomic symbol Pb\text{Pb}Pb) nucleus by the emission of an α\alphaα-particle. Write down the nuclear equation that represents this radioactive decay.

(ii) The half-life of polonium-210 is 138 days. A sample contains 6.4×10116.4 \times 10^{11}6.4×1011 atoms of polonium-210. Predict the number of polonium-210 atoms in the sample that decay in 414 days.

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