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Explain radioactivity and identify the decay product of Radon-222 nuclide if it undergoes alpha decay.

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a) Radioactivity is the spontaneous emission of radiation (such as alpha particles, beta particles, or gamma rays) from the unstable nuclei of certain atoms.

b) The question states "Radon nuclide (86222Ra^{222}_{86}\text{Ra})" decays. Given that Radon has an atomic number of 86 (symbol Rn), and Radium (Ra) has an atomic number of 88, we will assume the element is Radon (86222Rn^{222}_{86}\text{Rn}) as indicated by the name "Radon nuclide" and the atomic number 86.

An alpha particle is represented as 24He^{4}_{2}\text{He}.
The decay equation for alpha emission is:

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