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Radon is a radioactive noble gas formed in soil containing radium. Radium-226 decays by emitting a single alpha particle to produce radon-222. Write the nuclear equation for this decay of radium-226.
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Radium-226 is represented by the symbol Ra and has an atomic number of 88 and a mass number of 226. So, we write it as: Ā²Ā²ā¶āāRa Show more…
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