Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

Certain radioactive nuclei decay to produce new nuclei that are themselves radioactive. A section of a decay chain is shown: $^{{238}}_{{92}}\text{U} \rightarrow ^{{234}}_{{90}}\text{Th} \rightarrow ^{{234}}_{{91}}\text{Pa} \rightarrow ^{{234}}_{{92}}\text{U} \rightarrow ^{{230}}_{{90}}\text{Th} \rightarrow ^{{226}}_{{88}}\text{Ra}$. How many of the decays include the emission of a $\beta$-particle?

  • A1
  • B2
  • C3
  • D5

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