The number of beta particles emitted by a radioactive substance is twice the number of alpha particles…

The number of beta particles emitted by a radioactive substance is twice the number of alpha particles emitted by it. The resulting daughter is an :
  1. Isotope of parent
  2. Isobar of parent
  3. Isomer of parent
  4. Isotone of parent

Solution

$\quad \mathrm{Z}^{\mathrm{A}} \stackrel{\alpha}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{Z}_{\mathrm{Z}-2} \mathrm{Y}^{\mathrm{A}-4} \stackrel{2 \beta}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{Z}^{\mathrm{A}-4}$ As the resulting daughter and parent nucleus has same atomic number. So they are isotope.

Asked in: NEET 2009 (Mains)

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