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α and β - particles emitted when uranium nucleus 92U238 decay to 82Pb214 are
  1. 2- α particles and 6 β particles
  2. 6 - α particles and 2- β particles
  3. 4 α - particles and 2 β particles
  4. 2 α -particles and 4 β-particles

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2 α -particles and 4 β-particles
B
4 α - particles and 2 β particles
C
2- α particles and 6 β particles
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6 - α particles and 2- β particles
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When an alpha particle is emitted from a radioactive substance its atomic number(Z) decreases by 2 and mass number(A) decreases by 4. When β particle is emitted from a radioactive substance its atomic number(Z) increases by 1 and mass number(A) does not change.

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