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 $ .