81 Figure 42-20 shows part of the decay scheme of 257NP on a plot of mass number A versus proton number Z; five lines that represent either alpha decay or beta-minus decay connect dots that represent isotopes. What is the isotope at the end of the five decays (as marked with a question mark in Fig. 42-20)? 237NP Figure 42-20 Problem 81.

81 Figure 42-20 shows part of the decay scheme of 257NP on a plot of mass number A versus proton number Z; five lines that represent either alpha decay or beta-minus decay connect dots that represent isotopes. What is the isotope at the end of the five decays (as marked with a question mark in Fig. 42-20)? 237NP Figure 42-20 Problem 81.

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