When the nuclide polonium-214 undergoes alpha decay: The name of the product nuclide is fill in the blank 1 . The symbol for the product nuclide is .
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Polonium-214 (Po-214) has an atomic number of 84 (84 protons) and a mass number of 214 (214 - 84 = 130 neutrons). After losing 2 protons and 2 neutrons, the product nuclide will have an atomic number of 82 (84 - 2) and a mass number of 210 (214 - 4). The Show more…
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