JAMB - Physics (2007 - No. 35)

During the nuclear reaction described by
235W →235X→231Y
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the particles emitted are respectively
α and α
α and β
β and β
β and α

Explanation

The decay process illustrated above shows that the lost β -particle to decay to the X by increase its atomic number ( from 92 to 93) and leaving the mass no. unaffected. There after, x decayed by -α emission to give Y, by decreasing the mass no. by 2 ( from 93 to 91).
Thus , the emission is β and α particles respectively

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