When a parent radioactive nucleus splits by ejecting an alpha particles (two protons and two netutrons), the
remaining nucleus has ____ the original nucleus.
a) two protons and two neutrons more than
b) two protons more and two neutrons less than
c) two protons less and two neutrons more than
d) two protons and two neutrons less than
e) the same number of protons and neutrons as
3 answers
Eject means getting rid of something Does that help you?
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I apologize for the mistake. Here is the corrected answer:
When a parent radioactive nucleus splits by ejecting an alpha particle (two protons and two neutrons), the remaining nucleus has two protons and two neutrons less than the original nucleus. Therefore, the answer is (d).
When a parent radioactive nucleus splits by ejecting an alpha particle (two protons and two neutrons), the remaining nucleus has two protons and two neutrons less than the original nucleus. Therefore, the answer is (d).