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In the nuclear reaction \[_{\text{2}}\text{H}{{\text{e}}^{\text{4}}}{{\text{+}}_{\text{7}}}{{\text{N}}^{\text{14}}}\xrightarrow{{}}\text{a}{{\text{X}}^{\text{b}}}{{\text{+}}_{\text{1}}}{{\text{H}}^{\text{1}}}\] What is the value of a and b?

A)  \[a=8,b=16\]   

B)         \[a=8,b=17\]    

C)         \[a=7,b=16\]    

D)         \[a=7,b=17\]