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: '''Nuclear equations''' can be used to predict the products of a [[Radioactive Decay|radioactive decay]] or a series of [[Radioactive Decay|decays]] which take place one after the other.
: In '''nuclear''' equations the [[Relative Atomic Mass|relative atomic mass]] and [[Relative Atomic Charge|relative atomic charge]] accompany the symbols for the [[element]]s and the [[Ionising Radiation|ionising radiation]] they produce.
===General Formulae===
====Alpha Decay====
<math>{}_Z^AX \rightarrow {}_{Z-2}^{A-4}Y + {}_4^2\alpha</math>
====Beta Decay====
<math>{}_Z^AX \rightarrow {}_{Z+1}^{A}Y + {}_{-1}^0\beta</math>
====Gamma Emission====
<math>{}_Z^AX \rightarrow {}_Z^AX + {}_0^0\gamma</math>
====Neutron Decay====
<math>{}_Z^AX \rightarrow {}_{Z}^{A-1}Y + {}_0^1n</math>
===Examples===
===Calculating the Element/Isotope===
<math>{}_238^92U \rightarrow {}_234^90Th + {}_4^2\alpha</math>