Chemistry Help: Identify Alpha Decay, Beta Decay, or Fusion

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The discussion focuses on identifying types of nuclear reactions: alpha decay, beta decay, and fusion. The user correctly identified the reactions: Thorium-234 to Proactinium-234 with the emission of a beta particle as beta decay, the combination of Hydrogen atoms to form Helium as fusion, and Uranium-238 decaying to Thorium-234 and Helium-4 as alpha decay. These classifications are confirmed as accurate by other participants in the discussion.

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Look At each nuclear equation below and identify whether it is alpha decay, beta decay, or fusion.

a) Thorium-234->Proactinium-234+-1^°e
I put Beta decay for my answer.

b) Hydrogen + Hydrogen -> Helium
I answered Fusion

c)Uranium-238->Thorium-234+Helium-4
I answered Alpha Decay

I would like to know if I'm correct in my answers.
 
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