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krokah
12-04-09, 11:51 PM
Hey, help guys, not my field. Which product is formed by alpha emissions from uranium-235? As you know the atomic number is 92, question posted to my by my daughter which kinda scares me....

leopold
12-05-09, 12:50 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_particle

James R
12-05-09, 02:32 AM
^{235}_{92}U \rightarrow{} ^{231}_{90}Th + ^4_2 He

Alpha particles are helium nuclei.