Question by casey c: Can you tell me wether each of these nuclear equations is alpha decay, beta decay, or fusion?
a. Thorium-234—>Proactinium-234 + -1
b. Hydrogen + Hydrogen —> Helium
c. Uranium-238—>Thorium-234 + Helium-4
Best answer:
Answer by Tarra
a. beta decay (electron or positron is emitted)
b. fusion (nuclear fusion is the process by which multiple nuclei join together to form a heavier nucleus)
c. alpha decay (atomic nucleus ejects an alpha particle through electromagnetic force and transforms into a nucleus with mass number 4 less and atomic number 2 less.
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