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Question 25

A radiation detector logs the decays in one branch of a decay series. The log records four alpha decays and three beta-minus decays.

How many fewer protons and how many fewer neutrons are in the final nucleus than in the nucleus at the start of the branch?

[1]
A

555 fewer protons and 111111 fewer neutrons

B

888 fewer protons and 111111 fewer neutrons

C

888 fewer protons and 888 fewer neutrons

D

111111 fewer protons and 555 fewer neutrons

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