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A nucleus undergoes an decay followed immediately by a decay
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Nuclei · Nuclei
Problem
A nucleus
84
212
Po
^{212}_{84}\text{Po}
84
212
Po
undergoes an
α
\alpha
α
decay followed immediately by a
β
−
\beta^{-}
β
−
decay. Write the single overall nuclear equation that shows the transformation from the original polonium nucleus to the final nucleus, including every emitted particle.
Related theory
Radioactivity
Nuclear physics
Atomic Structure
Nuclei
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