Write the balanced nuclear equation for alpha decay of polonium−218. include both the mass numbers and the atomic numbers with each nuclear symbol. use the "sup-subscript" button in the answer palette to enter these numbers correctly. greek letters can be accessed in the drop-down menu that says "-select−."

Pegmatites are igneous rocks in which the individual minerals are very large. typically, the minerals are all light-colored quartz, feldspar and muscovite. if you were given a black and white photograph of a pegmatite in a quarry (where the rock has been blasted and broken), what physical properties could you use to identify those three minerals in this hypothetical photo? describe each mineral and the specific diagnostic properties. be specific.