JEE Main & Advanced Physics Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity Question Bank Radioactivity

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    A radioactive nucleus undergoes a series of decay according to the scheme            \[A\xrightarrow{\alpha }{{A}_{1}}\xrightarrow{\beta }{{A}_{2}}\xrightarrow{\alpha }{{A}_{3}}\xrightarrow{\gamma }{{A}_{4}}\]            If the mass number and atomic number of A are 180 and 72 respectively, then what are these number for A4 [Roorkee 1986; MP PET 2002; KCET 2003; DPMT 2005]

    A)            172 and 69                             

    B)            174 and 70

    C)            176 and 69                             

    D)            176 and 70

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               \[_{72}{{A}^{180}}\xrightarrow{\alpha }{{\,}_{70}}{{A}_{1}}^{176}\xrightarrow{\beta }{{\,}_{71}}{{A}_{2}}^{176}\xrightarrow{\alpha }{{\,}_{69}}{{A}_{3}}^{172}\]\[\xrightarrow{\gamma }{{\,}_{69}}{{A}_{4}}^{172}\]


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