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Radioactive decay Categorise

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Click on an item, then click on a category to place it. Or, drag and drop the item into the correct category. Organise all items before clicking 'Check'.

Each of the following partial equations show the parent and daughter nuclei of a nuclear decay. Categorise each as alpha, beta-minus or -plus, gamma or neutron decay.

β^-

β⁺

⁵⁰₂₃Va→⁵⁰₂₂Ti

⁸₄Be→⁴₂He

¹⁵⁴₆₆Dy→¹⁵⁰₆₄Gd

⁹⁰₄₁Nb→⁹⁰₄₀Zr

²⁹⁰₁₁₅Mc→²⁸⁶₁₁₃Nh

³⁶₁₄Si→³⁵₁₄Si

⁴⁸₂₃Va→⁴⁸₂₄Cr

¹⁸⁶₇₇Ir*→¹⁸⁶₇₇Ir

²³₈O→²²₈O

³¹₁₃Al→³⁰₁₃Al

⁹⁴₄₁Nb*→⁹⁴₄₁Nb

²⁰⁸₈₅At→²⁰⁴₈₃Bi

¹³⁸₅₇La→¹³⁸₅₈Ce

²⁰⁸₈₅At→²⁰⁸₈₄Po

⁹₃Li→⁸₃Li

¹⁸⁰₇₃Ta*→¹⁸⁰₇₃Ta

³²₁₄Si→³²₁₅P

¹⁷⁶₇₁Lu→¹⁷⁶₇₂Hf

This is your 1^st attempt! You get 5 marks for each one you get right first time. Good luck!

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