Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

Uranium-238 is radioactive and changes into thorium-234 through the emission of a particle. $^{{238}}_{{92}}\text{U} \rightarrow ^{{234}}_{{90}}\text{Th} + \text{particle}$ Which particle is released in this process?

  • Aan $\alpha$-particle
  • Ba $\beta$-particle
  • Ca neutron
  • Da proton

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