Is a radioactive isotope that finally becomes the stable nuclide

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Particles and radiation · Particles and radiation

Problem

^{60}_{27}\text{Co}

is a radioactive isotope that finally becomes the stable nuclide

^{60}_{28}\text{Ni}.

(i) Write the balanced nuclear equation (ii) Verify conservation of mass number and atomic number (iii) Comment on the effect of an accompanying

\gamma

-ray emission