Write the balanced nuclear equation for alpha decay of polonium−218. include both the mass numbers and the atomic numbers with each nuclear symbol. use the "sup-subscript" button in the answer palette to enter these numbers correctly. greek letters can be accessed in the drop-down menu that says "-select−."
Alpha particle is nucleus
of a helium-4 atom, which is
made of two protons and
two neutrons.
Nuclear reaction: ₈₄²¹⁸Po → ₈₂²¹⁴Pb + α (alpha particle).
Alpha decay is radioactive decay in
which an atomic nucleus emits
an alpha particle (helium
nucleus) and transforms into an atom with an atomic
number that is reduced by two and mass number that is reduced by four.
