Nuclear Decay Daily Assignment

Label the mass number & atomic number of the reactant symbol.

a

b

40

39

21

19

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beta decay

The mass number for the parent symbol is ​ ​ (a)  

The atomic number for the daughter symbol is ​​ (b)  

• 60
• 28
• 64
• 56
• 26
• 27

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beta decay

The mass number for the daughter symbol is ​ (a)  

The atomic number for the daughter symbol is ​ (b)  

• 86
• 36
• 94
• 40
• 92
• 34

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alpha decay

Label the mass number and atomic number for the reactant symbol.

a

b

167

175

78

74

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alpha decay

Label the mass number of the new product symbol and the atomic number of the reactant symbol.

d

g

9

11

19

22

20

10

21

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beta decay

Where does the number 9 go?

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beta decay

Label the mass number and atomic number for the daughter particle and for the decay particle.

a

b

c

d

145

0

2

4

66

-1

153

62

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alpha decay

Label the mass numbers for the reactant symbol and the decay product.

a

d

-1

224

0

232

230

4

2

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alpha decay

Match the following

• alpha symbol

• 
• gamma symbol

• 
• beta symbol

• 

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beta decay

alpha decay

gamma decay

Identify the beta decay picture.

a

b

c

positron

gamma

alpha

beta

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beta decay

alpha decay

gamma decay