When the nuclide polonium-210 undergoes alpha decay:
The name of the product nuclide is .
The symbol for the product nuclide is .
Answer -
Given,
polonium-210
We know that,
In the alpha decay, the parent nucleus is decayed into daughter nucleus and an alpha particle.
The mass number of daughter nucleus is 4 less than the parent nucleus and
The atomic number of daughter nucleus is 2 less than the parent nucleus
Now,
mass number of Polonium is 210. So, Mass number of Daughter Nucleus is 206.
Also,
Mass number of Polonium is 84. So, Atomic Number of Daughter nucleus is 82.
Now,
The element which have mass number 206 and atomic number 82 is
Lead (Isotope of Lead)
The Symbol of Lead is Pb.
So,
The name of the product nuclide is LEAD [ANSWER]
The symbol for the product nuclide is Pb [ANSWER]
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