Ch.20 - Nuclear Chemistry
McMurry8th EditionChemistryISBN: 9781292336145
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- Ch.1 - Chemical Tools: Experimentation & Measurement167
- Ch.2 - Atoms, Molecules & Ions145
- Ch.3 - Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions162
- Ch.4 - Reactions in Aqueous Solution199
- Ch.5 - Periodicity & Electronic Structure of Atoms91
- Ch.6 - Ionic Compounds: Periodic Trends and Bonding Theory66
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- Ch.8 - Covalent Compounds: Bonding Theories and Molecular Structure59
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- Ch.16 - Aqueous Equilibria: Acids & Bases86
- Ch.17 - Applications of Aqueous Equilibria101
- Ch.18 - Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free Energy & Equilibrium77
- Ch.19 - Electrochemistry137
- Ch.20 - Nuclear Chemistry82
- Ch.21 - Transition Elements and Coordination Chemistry126
- Ch.22 - The Main Group Elements92
- Ch.23 - Organic and Biological Chemistry11
Chapter 20, Problem 49
Naturally occurring uranium-238 undergoes a radioactive decay series and emits 8 a particles and 6 b particles. What is the stable nucleus at the end of the series?
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