Question

There are several technological applications for the transuranium elements (Z > 92). An important one is in smoke detectors, which can use the decay of a tiny amount of americium-241 to neptunium-237. What subatomic particle is emitted from that decay process

Answer 1

Answer:

particle emit 4 unit of mass

Explanation:

Given data

Z > 92

americium-241

neptunium-237

to find out

subatomic particle is emitted from that decay process

solution

we have given that tiny amount decay from americium 241 to  neptunium 237

so total difference is here  (241- 237 ) = 4

so its mean this particle emit 4 unit of mass.

and we say that radioactive substance americium 241 emit alpha rays during decay process