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प्रश्न
A radioactive nucleus 'A' undergoes a series of decays as given below:
The mass number and atomic number of A2 are 176 and 71 respectively. Determine the mass and atomic numbers of A4 and A.
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उत्तर
The mass number and atomic number of A4 is 172 and 69, respectively.
The mass number and atomic number of A is 180 and 74, respectively.
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