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Naddika [18.5K]
2 years ago
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Polonium is a rare element with 33 radioisotopes. The most common one, 210Po, has 84 protons and 126 neutrons. When 210Po decays

, it emits an alpha particle. 210Po decay is tricky to detect because alpha particles carry very little radiation. They can be stopped by only a sheet of paper or a few inches of air. That is one reason that authorities failed to discovered toxic amounts of 210Po in the body of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko until after he died suddenly and mysteriously in 2006. What element does an atom of 210Po change into after it emits an alpha particle?
Chemistry
1 answer:
Fofino [41]2 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Lead Pb

Explanation:

Firstly, we need to know what occurs when a radioisotope emits an alpha particle. An alpha particle is an helium atom. When an isotope emits an alpha particle, it loses an helium atom corresponding to subtracting 4 from its mass number and 2 from its atomic number. This of course coupled with the release of radiation.

Now, we polonium has a proton number of 84 and a mass number of 210. Subtracting 2 and 4 respectively from its proton and mass numbers will yield 82 and 206 proton and mass numbers respectively.

Hence, the decomposition of the Po-210 isotope will yield an element with 82 proton number and 206 mass number. This corresponds to the element Lead.

210Po ——> 206Pb + alpha particle + radiation

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