Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity Question 352

Question: When a radioactive substance emits an a-particle, its position in the periodic table is lowered by [AIIMS 2001]

Options:

A) One place

B) Two places

C) Three places

D) Four places

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ {Z}X^{A},\xrightarrow{\alpha }{,{Z-2}}{{X}^{A-4}} $