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Decay Equations

Radium-226 (88226Ra{}^{226}_{88}\text{Ra}) decays by alpha emission. What is the new nucleus?

Answer: AA is unchanged and ZZ rises by 1, so zinc is 3066Zn{}^{66}_{30}\text{Zn}:

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