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Afina-wow [57]
3 years ago
11

The mercury-201 nuclide radioactively decays by electron capture. Write a balanced nuclear chemical equation that describes this

process.
Chemistry
1 answer:
ICE Princess25 [194]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Explanation:

Electron capture is a form of beta decay in which the nucleus of a radionuclide captures an electron. In the case of mercury-201, the equation below illustrates that

²⁰¹₈₀Hg + ⁰₋₁e   ⇒  ²⁰¹₇₉Au

As can be seen above, the electron capture reduces the atomic number by one unit leading to the production of a new radioisotope (because of the change in atomic number).

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