Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

A nucleus of americium $^{243}_{95}\text{Am}$ releases an $\alpha$-particle, producing a nucleus of neptunium (Np). Which equation describes this decay?

  • A$^{243}_{95}\text{Am} \rightarrow ^{247}_{97}\text{Np} + ^{4}_{2}\alpha$
  • B$^{243}_{95}\text{Am} \rightarrow ^{243}_{96}\text{Np} + ^{0}_{-1}\alpha$
  • C$^{243}_{95}\text{Am} \rightarrow ^{243}_{94}\text{Np} + ^{0}_{-1}\alpha$
  • D$^{243}_{95}\text{Am} \rightarrow ^{239}_{93}\text{Np} + ^{4}_{2}\alpha$

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