Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

The equation shows an isotope of radium Ra decaying into an isotope of radon Rn, together with the emission of particle X. $^ {226}_{88}\text{Ra} \rightarrow ^ {222}_{86}\text{Rn} + X$. What is particle $X$?

  • A$^0_{-1}e$
  • B$^1_1\text{H}$
  • C$^4_2\text{He}$
  • D$^1_0\text{n}$

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