What is the nuclear equation for the beta decay of Ti207?

1 Answer
Dec 30, 2014

I believe you were referring to the beta decay of Thallium-207 (Tl-207), not Ti-207, since the latter, Titanium, has an atomic mass of 47.89u, not even close to 207u.

So, Tl-207 is one of the 37 isotopes of Thallium and has a half-life of 4.77 minutes, the longest half-life of naturally-occuring radioisotopes.

The nuclear equation for its beta decay is:

Tl-207#-># Pb-207 + #e^(-)#

During beta decay, an electron, also called a beta-particle, is emitted from the nucleus; simultaneously, a neutron is converted into a proton in the nucleus.

This causes the atomic number to increase by 1, but leaves the atomic mass unchanged.

http://periodictable.com/Isotopes/081.207/index.p.full.html