Uranium-238 decays into thorium-234. How do scientists explain why this happens?
1 Answer
Aug 21, 2017
This is an example of radioactive decay causing transmutation.
Explanation:
The process of alpha decay releases an alpha particle from an unstable nucleus.
The symbol for alpha is a
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This video provides further explanation for the process of radioactive decay. The video discusses examples of both alpha and beta decay.
Transmutation is the coversion of one chemical element into a different element.
Hope this helps!
