Praxis II General Science

Category - Physics

In the following reaction depicting the decay of a uranium molecule, what is X?
  1. Alpha particle
  2. Beta particle
  3. Gamma particle
  4. X-particle
  5. Light wave
Explanation
Answer: A - In this decay, an alpha particle is released, otherwise known as a helium atom. We can tell this because the uranium atom loses 4 neutrons and 2 protons, consistent with alpha decay.
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