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2 years ago

Pls help! Polonium has a large, unstable nucleus. Through which process is it most likely to become stable?

Chemistry

2 answers:

Stella [2.4K]2 years ago

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The process through which Polonium is most likely to become stable is: B. alpha decay.

An unstable element refers to a chemical element that lose particles because its nucleus contain an excess of internal energy (neutron or proton).

This ultimately implies that, an unstable element is radioactive in nature.

In Science, some examples of an unstable element are:

Tritium.

Bismuth-209 .

Xenon.

Polonium.

Polonium is a chemical element with a large, unstable nucleus.

Basically, the most stable isotope of Polonium is Polonium-209, which typically undergoes an alpha decay to form lead-205 and the emission of an alpha particle.

⇒ $^{209}_{84}Po$ ----> $^{205}_{82}Pb \;+\; ^{4}_{2}\alpha$

In conclusion, we can deduce from the above chemical equation that Polonium is most likely to become stable through an alpha decay.

Crazy boy [7]2 years ago

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Answer:

B. Alpha Decay

Explanation:

Polonium's most stable isotope, polonium-209, has a half-life of 102 years. It decays into lead-205 through alpha decay.

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