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Author: Julia Burdge
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Chapter 20, Problem 30QP
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The final isotope produced when thorium-232 loses a total of six α particles and four β particles in a 10-stage process is to be explained.

Concept introduction:

Thorium is a weak radioactive element with an atomic number of 90. It is malleable, hard and its melting point is high. It has unstable isotopes. Thorium decays through α-decays but very slowly which results in the formation of a decay chain. This decay chain is known as the thorium series, which ends on 20882Pb, which is quite stable.

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