Template:Radium series

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[edit] Radium series (aka Uranium series)

The 4n+2 chain of U-238 is commonly called the "radium series" (sometimes "uranium series").

nuclide	historic name (short)	historic name (long)	decay mode	half life	MeV	product of decay
238U	U	Uranium	α	4.468·109 a	4.270	234Th
234Th	UX1	Uranium X1	β-	24.10 d	0.273	234Pa
234Pa	UZ	Uranium Z	β-	6.70 h	2.197	234U
234U	UII	Uranium two	α	245500 a	4.859	230Th
230Th	Io	Ionium	α	75380 a	4.770	226Ra
226Ra	Ra	Radium	α	1602 a	4.871	222Rn
222Rn	Rn	Radon	α	3.8235 d	5.590	218Po
218Po	RaA	Radium A	α 99.98 % β- 0.02 %	3.10 min	6.115 0.265	214Pb 218At
218At			α 99.90 % β- 0.10 %	1.5 s	6.874 2.883	214Bi 218Rn
218Rn			α	35 ms	7.263	214Po
214Pb	RaB	Radium B	β-	26.8 min	1.024	214Bi
214Bi	RaC	Radium C	β- 99.98 % α 0.02 %	19.9 min	3.272 5.617	214Po 210Tl
214Po	RaC'	Radium C'	α	0.1643 ms	7.883	210Pb
210Tl	RaC"	Radium C"	β-	1.30 min	5.484	210Pb
210Pb	RaD	Radium D	β-	22.3 a	0.064	210Bi
210Bi	RaE	Radium E	β- 99.99987% α 0.00013%	5.013 d	1.426 5.982	210Po 206Tl
210Po	RaF	Radium F	α	138.376 d	5.407	206Pb
206Tl			β-	4.199 min	1.533	206Pb
206Pb			-	stable	-	-