The radioactive isotope 247Bk decays by a series of a-particle and B--particle productions, taking 247Bk through many transformations to end up as 207Pb. In the complete decay series, how many a particles and how many ß- particles are produced? A) 10 a particles and 10 ß- particles. B) 10 a particles and 5 ß- particles. C) The number of a particles cannot be determined. D) The number of B- particles cannot be determined. E) Neither the number of a particles nor B- particles can be determined.

The radioactive isotope 247Bk decays by a series of a-particle and B--particle productions, taking 247Bk through many transformations to end up as 207Pb. In the complete decay series, how many a particles and how many ß- particles are produced? A) 10 a particles and 10 ß- particles. B) 10 a particles and 5 ß- particles. C) The number of a particles cannot be determined. D) The number of B- particles cannot be determined. E) Neither the number of a particles nor B- particles can be determined.

Chemistry

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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