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Complete and rewrite the following nuclear reaction by filling in the blanks.
Topic: Nuclear physics / radioactivity
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Answer
Solution diagram
Exam answer
²³⁵₉₂U → ²³¹₉₀Th + ⁴₂He.
Explanation
Mass and atomic numbers balance.
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