The parent nuclide of the thorium decay series is 90 232 Th. The first four decays are as follows: alpha emission, beta emission, beta emission, and alpha emission. Write the nuclear equations for this series of emissions. 4
CHM 030 Intro to Chemical P rinciples Chapter 8 Notes Professor Andy Ho Chapter 8 Chemical Bonds: What Makes a Gas a Greenhouse Gas 8.1 Types of Chemical Bonds and the G reenhouse E ffect ❏ Ionic bond - a chemical bond that results from the electrostatic attraction between a cation and an anion ❏ Bond length - the distance between the nuclear centers of two atoms joined in a bond ❏ Metallic bond - a chemical bond consisting of metal nuclei surrounded by a “sea” of shared electrons ❏ Delocalized electrons - electrons that are shared among more than tw