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Question 8

An entry in a nuclear data file describes a three-stage decay chain. Two stages are alpha decays and the remaining stage is a beta-minus decay. How do the numbers of protons and neutrons in the final nucleus compare with those in the parent nucleus?

[1]
A

It has three fewer protons and five fewer neutrons.

B

It has four fewer protons and four fewer neutrons.

C

It has five fewer protons and three fewer neutrons.

D

It has four fewer protons and five fewer neutrons.

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