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Answer: Fill in the blanks in the following radioactive
Chapter 19, Problem 25P(choose chapter or problem)
Fill in the blanks in the following radioactive decay series:
(a) \({ }^{232} \mathrm{Th} \mathrm{} \stackrel{\alpha}{\longrightarrow}\) _____ \(\stackrel{\beta}{\longrightarrow}\) _____ \(\stackrel{\beta}{\longrightarrow}\ ^{228}\mathrm{Th}\)
(b) \(^{235}\mathrm{U\ }\stackrel{\alpha}{\longrightarrow}\) _____ \(\stackrel{\beta}{\longrightarrow}\) ______ \(\stackrel{\alpha}{\longrightarrow}\ ^{227}\mathrm{Ac}\)
(c) _____ \(\stackrel{\alpha}{\longrightarrow}{ }^{233} \mathrm{Pa} \stackrel{\beta}{\longrightarrow}\) _____ \(\stackrel{\alpha}{\longrightarrow}\) ______
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QUESTION:
Fill in the blanks in the following radioactive decay series:
(a) \({ }^{232} \mathrm{Th} \mathrm{} \stackrel{\alpha}{\longrightarrow}\) _____ \(\stackrel{\beta}{\longrightarrow}\) _____ \(\stackrel{\beta}{\longrightarrow}\ ^{228}\mathrm{Th}\)
(b) \(^{235}\mathrm{U\ }\stackrel{\alpha}{\longrightarrow}\) _____ \(\stackrel{\beta}{\longrightarrow}\) ______ \(\stackrel{\alpha}{\longrightarrow}\ ^{227}\mathrm{Ac}\)
(c) _____ \(\stackrel{\alpha}{\longrightarrow}{ }^{233} \mathrm{Pa} \stackrel{\beta}{\longrightarrow}\) _____ \(\stackrel{\alpha}{\longrightarrow}\) ______
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We need to fill the blanks.
Nuclear (radioactive) decay is a process when an atom with an unstable nucleus changes into the atom with a stable nucleus. In this process energy is emitted as radiation.
Newly formed (daughter) nucleus is more stable and has a lower mass than the parent nucleus.
Three major types of radiation are 
