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18 December, 21:47

What is the name of the isotope produced when Californium-251 emits an alpha particle?

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  1. 18 December, 23:24
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    Curium-247 i. e. ²⁴⁷₉₆Cm

    Explanation:

    Alpha decay is given by following general equation,

    ᵃₓA → ⁴₂He + ᵃ⁻⁴ₓ₋₂B

    Where;

    A = Parent Isotope

    B = Daughter Isotope

    ᵃ = Mass Number

    ₓ = Atomic Number

    Californium-251 is the parent isotope in our case and it has 98 protons (atomic number) and is given as,

    ²⁵¹₉₈Cf

    The alpha decay reaction of Californium-251 will be as,

    ²⁵¹₉₈Cf → ⁴₂He + ²⁴⁷₉₆B

    The symbol for B with atomic number 96 was found to be the atom of Curium (Cm) by inspecting periodic table. Hence, the final equation is as follow,

    ²⁵¹₉₈Cf → ⁴₂He + ²⁴⁷₉₆Cm
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