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Radium-226 is a radioactive decay product in the uranium-238 decay series and is the precursor of radon-222. Radium-228 is a radioactive decay product in the thorium-232 decay series. Both isotopes give rise to many additional short-lived radionuclides, resulting in a wide spectrum of alpha, beta and gamma radiations.
If you wanted to perform a controlled experiment to test the effect of temperature on the pressure of a bicycle tire, which of the following would be necessary?
In 1982, the United States government changed the way it minted pennies. Before 1982, pennies were made of 95% copper and 5% tin. Now they are made of 97.5% zinc coated with copper. Because they weigh different amounts (have different masses) and are still the same item, they make a good model for studying isotopes.
4. What do the two kinds of pennies represent in this exercise?
5. How do the pennies differ? How do isotopes differ?
6. What do the pennies have in common? What do isotopes have in common?