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In a series of radioactive decays, if a nucleus of mass number 180 and atomic number 72 decays into another nucleus of mass number 172 and atomic number 69, then the number of α and β particles released respectively are

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2,3
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2,2
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2,1
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2,0
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1,3
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Solution

The correct option is B 2,2
Mass number of nucleus is decreased by 8 and atomic number is decreased by 3. So, the number of αparticles are two and number of βparticles is one.
18072X 17269Y(αdecay)+2( 42He)(βdecay)+01e.

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