what type of decay does am-241 undergo to become np-237?



when a decay involves a loss of 4 from mass number and 2 from atom number , the decay characterizes an alpha decay, and the decay equation can be written as follows
24195Am → 23793Np +?  the only type of decay that will satisfy this equation is alpha decay. therefore the above equation will be
24195Am → 23793Np + 42He.

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