Uranium-235 Decays by Alpha Emission

question 101

Multiple Choice

Uranium-235 decays by alpha emission. What isotope is also produced by this transformation?

• A) Pa-234
• B) Th-237
• C) Pu-237
• D) Th-231
• E) Pu-239

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