Look at the periodic table of chemical elements in Appendix B. The most stable nucleus of gold (symbol: Au) has an atomic number of 79 and an atomic mass of 197 (197-79 Au).
a. What isotope of what element can make this gold nucleus with
an alpha decay?
b. What isotope of what element can make this gold nucleus with an
electron-emitting beta decay? c. What isotope of what element can
make this gold nucleus with a positron-emitting beta decay?
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