In the Uranium radioactive series the initial nucleus is and the final nucleus is

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Problem

In the Uranium radioactive series the initial nucleus is

{}_{92}^{238}\text{U}

and the final nucleus is

{}_{82}^{206}\text{Pb}

. When the Uranium nucleus decays to lead, the number of

\alpha

-particles emitted is ..... and the number of

\beta

-particles emitted is .....