Uranium

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Uranium-238

   Table 1 Natural decay chain of uranium-238

Nuclide	Half-life	Radiation	Relative activity
Uranium 238	4,5 x 109 y	α γ	100
Th 234	24 d	β γ	100
Pa 234m	1,2 m	β γ	100
U 234	2,5 x 105 y	α γ	100
Th 230	8,0 x 104 y	α γ	100
Radium 226	1622 y	α γ	100
Radon 222	3,8 d	α	100
Po 218	3,05 m	α	100
Pb 214	26,8 m	β γ	100
Bi 214	19,7 m	β	100
Po 214	1,6 x 10-4 s	α γ	100
Tl 210	1,3 m	β γ	100
Pb 210	22 y	β γ	100
Bi 210	5,0 d	β	100
Po 210	138 d	α	100
Tl 206	4,2 m	β	100
Pb 206	stable

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