By What (Single Step)process Does Polonium-218 Change to Lead-214?
A) $\alpha$

question 57

Multiple Choice

By what (single step) process does polonium-218 change to lead-214?

• A) (\(\alpha\)) particle emission
• B) (\(\beta\)) particle emission
• C) positron emission
• D) electron capture
• E) neutron capture

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