M Check that Alpha decay and Uranium are selected Calculate

Last updated: 4/29/2023

M Check that Alpha decay and Uranium are selected Calculate Turn on Write equation and Show equation What you see is an equation that shows the original uranium atom on the left The boxes on the right represent the daughter product the atom produced by radioactive decay and the emitted alpha particle A How many protons were lost in the alpha decay of uranium which becomes a new element B In the bottom left box what is the atomic number of the daughter product Original Atomic Number U Protons Lost C How many protons AND neutrons were lost in the alpha decay of uranium which becomes the new atomic mass or mass number D In the top left box what is the mass number of the daughter product Original Mass U Mass Lost E In the next set of boxes enter the mass number and atomic number of the alpha particle which has the same composition as the nucleus of a helium He atom After filling in the boxes in the Gizmo write the completed equation below