A radioactive isotope #""_Z^XA# decay and emits one alpha particle and two beta particles consecutively. How to write the formula for the nuclides produced?

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Ananda Dasgupta
Apr 19, 2018

#""_Z X^A to ""_(Z-2) Y^(A-4) to ""_(Z-1) U^(A-4) to ""_Z X^(A-4)#

Explanation:

In alpha decay, the mass number decreases by 4 and the atomic number by 2.

In beta decay, the mass number stays unchanged, the atomic number increases by 1.

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