Question

Determine the type of radioactive decay that corresponds to the given combination of Parent and Daughter Nuclei. Use the web or your book to a find a copy of the periodic table to help with this problem.

a.) Parent: ²³⁴Pu, Daughter: ²³⁰U
b.) Parent: ¹⁶N, Daughter: ¹⁶O
c.) Parent: ²³⁵U, Daughter: ²³⁵U
d.) Parent: ⁸B, Daughter: ⁸Be
e.) Parent: ²⁴Na, Daughter: ²⁴Mg

Answer 1

234 Pu ----> 230U + 4He

alpha decay taken place

b) 16N ----> 16 O

beta decay 16N--->16O +e^- + nue^-

electron and anti nueitrino  

c) 235U --->235U

gamma decay takes place

d) 8B ---> 8 Be

beta decay takes place

e) 24Na ----> 24 Mg

here also the beta decay takes place

when a beta decay takes place the daughter nucleus will shifts its position by one position to right in the periodic table

by alpha decay the daughter element shifts two positions to the left in the periodic table.