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Uranium-238 (Z = 92) decays through a long chain of alpha and beta (electron) decays and ends as stable lead-206 (Z = 82). The number of alpha particles given out along the whole chain is ____.
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Modern Physics › Nuclei and Radioactivity
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Uranium-238 (
Z
=
92
Z = 92
Z
=
92
) decays through a long chain of alpha and beta (electron) decays and ends as stable lead-206 (
Z
=
82
Z = 82
Z
=
82
). The number of alpha particles given out along the whole chain is ____.
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