Answer
$x = Pb_{82}^{208} $
Work Step by Step
Equation for overall process is:
$Th_{90}^{232} -> 6He_{2}^{4} +4\beta_{-1}^{0} + x $
From the atomic number balance on both sides,
$x = Pb_{82}^{208} $
Chemistry 12th Edition
by Chang, Raymond; Goldsby, Kenneth
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
0078021510
ISBN 13:
978-0-07802-151-0
Chapter 19 - Nuclear Chemistry - Questions & Problems - Page 893: 19.30
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