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Interpretation: The daughter nuclide results from the alpha decay of bismuth-24 is to be identified.
Concept Introduction: In case of an alpha decay, the mass number gets reduced by 4 units and the
Answer to Problem 1SAQ
Correct Answer: The alpha decay of
Explanation of Solution
Reasons for Correct option:
The atomic number and mass number of
Reasons for incorrect option:
Taking into consideration the other options, none of them are results of an alpha decay. This is because option (b) and (c) show a substantial increase in the mass number. Therefore, options (b) and (c) are incorrect. In the option (d), the atomic number is same. Therefore, option (d) is incorrect. These results prove that alpha decay is not possible in these cases and therefore these are incorrect options.
Hence, options (b), (c) and (d) are incorrect.
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