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JEE Main 201912 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2019
Date
12 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Nuclear Physics

JEE Main 2019 · 12 January · Evening Shift · Physics · Nuclear Physics

In a radioactive decay chain, the initial nucleus is _ 90 ^ 232 Th...

In a radioactive decay chain, the initial nucleus is 90232Th{}_{90}^{232}Th. At the end, there are 66 α\alpha-particles and 4β4\beta-particles which are emitted. If the end nucleus is ZAX,AZAX, A and ZZ are given by:

Options

  1. AA=208;Z=82A = 208; Z = 82
  2. BA=208;Z=80A = 208; Z = 80
  3. CA=200;Z=81A = 200; Z = 81
  4. DA=202;Z=80A = 202; Z = 80

Correct answer

A. A=208;Z=82A = 208; Z = 82

Step-by-step solution

As we know that in alpha decay mass number reduced from for and the atomic number reduced by two

and in beta decay the mass number became unchange and atomic number increase from one

Change in Z=(6×2)−4=8Z = \left(6 \times 2\right) - 4 = 8
Change in A=6×4−4=8A = 6 \times 4 - 4 = 8
TH90232TH 90232→6α4β\begin{array}{ll}\overset{6\alpha}{\to} \\ 4\beta\end{array}PB82208PB 82208

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