The protons and electrons of an atom are attracted to each other. They both carry an electrical charge. Protons have a positive charge (+) and electrons have a negative charge (-). The positive charge of the protons is equal to the negative charge of the electrons.
The nuclear reaction occurring is known as alpha-decay, and during this process, an alpha particle is released from a heavy radioactive nucleus to form a lighter more stable nucleus. The alpha particle is equivalent to a helium nucleus, which means it contains 2 protons and two neutrons (net charge of +2)
The decay equation is:
Rn → Po + α
The answer:
for the monoatomic <span>selenium ions
</span> -the ion charge of selenium is 2-, so the answer is [Se]2+
as for the monoatomic phosphorus ions
-the ion charge of phosphorus is 3-, so the answer is [P]3-
