Consider the Following Decay Series Which Type of Nuclear Process Occurs in Steps C and \mathrm{~Pb}

question 22

Multiple Choice

Consider the following decay series: ${ }_{84}^{218} \mathrm{Po} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}{ }_{82}^{214} \mathrm{~Pb} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{~b}}{ }_{83}^{214} \mathrm{Bi} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{c}}{ }_{84}^{214} \mathrm{Po} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{~d}}{ }_{82}^{210} \mathrm{~Pb}$ Which type of nuclear process occurs in steps c and d, respectively

• A) aemission, a emission
• B) aemission, b emission
• C) bemission, positron emission
• D) bemission, a emission
• E) positron emission, b emission