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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry Forum => Topic started by: tisu85 on September 23, 2006, 02:28:18 AM
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hi guys, i have a homework problem which asks me to explain why there are NO beta + or EC decays in the decay of 238U to 206Pb . This chain only has beta- and alpha decay. Can anyone help me with this??
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Most heavy nuclei want to keep a neutron:proton ratio of 1.5 or so. Keep that in mind when answering the question.