Nuclei - Result Question 96

99. An element A decays into element C by a two step process

AB+2He4

BC+2e

Then

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(a) A and C are isotopes

(b) A and C are isobars

(c) A and B are isotopes

(d) A and B are isobars

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 99. (a)

Solution:

  1. (a) From eqn. (ii), B has 2 units of charge more than C.

From eqn. (i), A loses 2 units of charge by emission of alpha particle. Hence,

A and C are isotopes as their charge numbers are same.



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