the correct equation should be
238U → 234Th + 4He
From the above equation we can we
clearly that the atomic mass decrease by 4 while the number of nuclear charge
or atomic number decreases by two, this types of decay is an alpha emission, the particle emitted is an alpha particle,
that is a helium nuclei, therefore in
the decay of Uranium-238 to Torium-234, an alpha particle is emitted.
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