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If tungsten undergoes alpha decay what element does it

If Tungsten undergoes alpha decay, what element does it transmute into?
Show a balanced nuclear reaction equation to demonstrate how to find the answer. The equation is set up for you, but you will need to replace the A,X,ZA, X, ZA,X,Z for both the alpha particle and the new element.

74184WZAX+ZAX’^{184}_{74}\text{W} \rightarrow ^{A}_{Z}\text{X} + ^{A'}_{Z'}\text{X'}74184WZAX+ZAX’

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Step-by-Step Solution:

  1. Initial Nucleus:

    74184W^{184}_{74}\text{W}
    • Mass number (A=184A = 184).
    • Atomic number (Z=74Z = 74).
  2. Alpha Particle Emission:

    24He^{4}_{2}\text{He}
    • Mass number (A=4A' = 4).
    • Atomic number (Z=2Z' = 2).
  3. Resulting Nucleus: After emitting an alpha particle, the new element has:

    Anew=1844=180A_{\text{new}} = 184 - 4 = 180 Znew=742=72Z_{\text{new}} = 74 - 2 = 72

    The element with Z=72Z = 72 is Hafnium (Hf).

  4. Balanced Nuclear Equation:

    74184W72180Hf+24He^{184}_{74}\text{W} \rightarrow ^{180}_{72}\text{Hf} + ^{4}_{2}\text{He}

Answer:

The balanced nuclear equation is:

74184W72180Hf+24He\boxed{^{184}_{74}\text{W} \rightarrow ^{180}_{72}\text{Hf} + ^{4}_{2}\text{He}}

Tungsten transmutates into Hafnium (Hf) after alpha decay.


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