Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Atoms, nuclei and radiation

Atoms, nuclei and radiation — practice question

An actinium nucleus has a nucleon number of $227$ and a proton number of $89$. It decays to produce a radium nucleus, with a beta particle and an alpha particle emitted in the process. What are the nucleon number and the proton number of the radium nucleus?

  • Anucleon number $223$, proton number $87$
  • Bnucleon number $223$, proton number $88$
  • Cnucleon number $224$, proton number $87$
  • Dnucleon number $225$, proton number $86$

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