Ahydrologist from a government agency tests several samples of water for safety. as part of his examinations, he determines the concentration of lead that is present in each sample.

which method of expressing concentration should the hydrologist use to describe the concentration of lead in the water?

a) ppm or ppb

b) volume percent

c) mass-volume percent

d) mass percent

it is to be noted that an alpha particle is an helium nucleus. so it contains 2 protons 2 neutrons and has a mass number of 4. when alpha decay particles are ejected from the nucleus it gets transformed into an atom which has atomic number less than 2 and a mass number less than 4.

an equation that could represent alpha decay is radium 226 decay of alpha particle forms radon 222.

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