Answer: -
²²³Ra is the daughter nuclide produced when ²²⁷Th undergoes alpha decay
Explanation: -
When alpha decay occurs, the mass number of the parent decreases by 4 and the atomic number decreases by 2.
Mass number of ²²⁷Th =227
Atomic number of ²²⁷Th = 90
Mass number of daughter = 227 - 4 = 223
Atomic number of daughter = 90 - 2 = 88
88 is the atomic number of Ra Radium.
Thus the daughter is ²²³Ra
This sounds very much like a chicken-egg problem.
The first thing that formed must be hydrogen nuclei. The only other alternative is that the atom was created instantly, and the nuclei sprang forth at the same time as the atom, meaning that neither was technically first. The logic is that an atom can’t form without a nucleus, but it theoretically could be created instantly.
