35. Many home smoke detectors use americunium-241 as a radiation source. In the smoke detector, americunium-241 emits alpha particles. These alpha particles are detected by the detector unless smoke particles block their passage. Thus, as long as there are no smoke particles, the detector gets a continuous stream of alpha particles hitting it; smoke causes a disruption in this stream and activates the alarm. What is the daughter nuclide that is produced in the decay of americunium- 241 by alpha emission. Give the name and mass of the daughter isotope. Example: Einsteinium-252

35. Many home smoke detectors use americunium-241 as a radiation source. In the smoke detector, americunium-241 emits alpha particles. These alpha particles are detected by the detector unless smoke particles block their passage. Thus, as long as there are no smoke particles, the detector gets a continuous stream of alpha particles hitting it; smoke causes a disruption in this stream and activates the alarm. What is the daughter nuclide that is produced in the decay of americunium- 241 by alpha emission. Give the name and mass of the daughter isotope. Example: Einsteinium-252

Chemistry

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ISBN:9781305957404

Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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