alpha emission from uranium-235

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    krokah Registered Senior Member

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    Hey, help guys, not my field. Which product is formed by alpha emissions from uranium-235? As you know the atomic number is 92, question posted to my by my daughter which kinda scares me....
     
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    \(^{235}_{92}U \rightarrow{} ^{231}_{90}Th + ^4_2 He\)

    Alpha particles are helium nuclei.
     
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