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Uranium has a different decay chain/series for its different isotopes. Uranium 238 for example first decays to thorium 234 through alpha decay while U235 alpha decays to thorium 231. Both have different half lifes which can be found on a natural decay series chart for the said element. The thorium in either case then beta decays to another element.
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What type of decay does fermium undergo?
The most common is alpha decay.
What type of radioactive decay resulted in uranium-238 becoming thorium-234 and how do you know?
This is alpha decay.If you notice carefully, uranium has 238 atomic wt. and on decaying becomes thorium with atomic wt. of 234. hence it lost atomic wt. of 4. He, which is released in alpha decay, has atomic no. of 4. Hence, if uranium decayed into Helium and Thorium, it will undergo Alpha Decay
What type of fuel is uranium?
Uranium is nuclear fuel not renewable.The source of energy is the nuclear fission.
What type of radioadiocetive decay results in uranium 238 becoming thorium 234?
This is an example of alpha decay.
What type of nuclear decay produces energy instead of a particle?
gamma decay
What type of decay does fermium undergo?
The most common is alpha decay.
What type of radioactive decay resulted in uranium-238 becoming thorium-234 and how do you know?
This is alpha decay.If you notice carefully, uranium has 238 atomic wt. and on decaying becomes thorium with atomic wt. of 234. hence it lost atomic wt. of 4. He, which is released in alpha decay, has atomic no. of 4. Hence, if uranium decayed into Helium and Thorium, it will undergo Alpha Decay
What type of radioactive decay results in uranium becoming thorium?
Alpha decay
What type of fuel is uranium?
Uranium is nuclear fuel not renewable.The source of energy is the nuclear fission.
What does uranium become when it decays?
If we use uranium-238 as our starter isotope, what happens is that a nuclear decay event happens (in this case an alpha decay) and the U-238 transforms into a daughter isotope thorium (Th-234). The half-life of this transition is 4.5 billion years. Thorium-234 then undergoes a decay. And the process continues until a stable isotope is created as the last daughter of a decay chain. Note that there will be different half lives for the transition events, and the modes of decay will vary depending on what daughter is now the parent in the next decay event. Use the link below to see all the steps. The chart will show the whole chain including the half-life of isotope undergoing decay, the decay mode, and the daughter. Follow along using the keys and the process will reveal itself.
What type of energy requires a uranium and a reactor?
Nuclear energy, because uranium is a nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors.
Which is not a type of nuclear decay?
zeyta
What type of radioactive decay results in uranium-238 becoming thorium-234?
Alpha decay
What type of radioactive decay resulted in uranium 238 becoming thorium 234 and how do you know?
This is an alpha decay.
What type of radioadiocetive decay results in uranium 238 becoming thorium 234?
This is an example of alpha decay.
What type of nuclear decay produces energy instead of a particle?
gamma decay
What type of uranium is used for a nuclear missile?
In the past, highly enriched uranium (cca. 99 % uranium 235); but now nuclear weapons generally have plutonium.
