n the decay 24094Pu →  AZU + 42He identify the mass number (by balancing mass numbers) and the atomic number (by balancing atomic numbers) of the U nucleus. (a) the mass number (b) the atomic number

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n the decay 24094Pu →  AZU + 42He identify the mass number (by balancing mass numbers) and the atomic number (by balancing atomic numbers) of the U nucleus.

(a)
the mass number
(b)
the atomic number

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