Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity Question 397
Question: In a radioactive reaction $ _{92}X^{232}\to _{82}Y^{204} $ , the number of $ \alpha - $ particles emitted is [BCECE 2005]
Options:
A) 7
B) 6
C) 5
D) 4
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
By using $ {n_{\alpha }}=\frac{A-{A}’}{4} $ $ =\frac{232-204}{4}=7 $ .