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Explanation:
Let's firstly identify the atomic number (the number of protons) of Pu. This is done by referring to the periodic table and finding Pu. The atomic number of Pu is:
In order to identify the type of a nuclear decay, we need to find the N/Z ratio. This is the ratio between the number of neutrons and the atomic number of an isotope. The number of neutrons is found by subtracting the number of protons from the mass number:
That said, the N/Z ratio equation becomes:
This is a relatively high number thinking about the belt of stability of isotopes. Ideally, stable isotopes with a low Z value have an N/Z ratio of 1. Heavier isotopes with Z > 50 would have a slightly higher N/Z ratio and would be stable around N/Z = 1.25. This means we wish to decrease the N/Z ratio as much as possible.
Among all the decays, alpha-decay is preferred to decrease the N/Z ratio significantly (1.45 is much higher than 1.25). That said, we'll release an alpha particle with some nucleotide X of mass M and atomic number Z:
According to the mass and charge conservation law:
Identify an element with Z = 92 in the periodic table. This is uranium, U:
The low-mass elements, hydrogen and helium, were produced in the hot, dense conditions of the birth of the universe itself. The birth, life, and death of a star is described in terms of nuclear reactions. The chemical elements that make up the matter we observe throughout the universe were created in these reactions.
D) ba is the correct answer
Answer:
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Explanation:
You see, all these materials we see around us are composed of elements. These elements are unique in their own ways!
Some of them are able to attract tiny negative particles called electrons close to their positive interior called the nucleus. This positive interior is so designated because it contains a positive particle called protons which attract these electrons.
Now, elements are broadly divided into metals and non metals. Protons in metallic elements are less able to pull electrons than protons in non metallic elements. As a result of this, non metals are mostly electronegative because they pull electrons towards themselves while metals are mostly electropositive because they give away their electrons easily. Fork is composed of metallic elements.
Since metals give away electrons easily, they can conduct electricity since electrons are the same charge carriers in electric circuits.
Also, in elements, there is a conduction band and a valence band. Electrons occupy the valence band but also move into the conduction band. The gap between the valence band and the conduction band in nonmetals is large hence they do not conduct electricity. The gap between the valence band and the conduction band in metals is minimal hence metals conduct electricity.
So if you stick that fork into a toaster, electrons can flow right through the toaster circuit into your body and cause you to be electrocuted.
