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The balanced
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During the alpha decay, the daughter nuclide which is formed has mass number less than by 4 units and atomic number less than by 2 units. The symbol for alpha particle is denoted as
During the beta decay, the daughter nuclide which is formed has same mass number and atomic number increases by 1 unit. The symbol for beta particle is denoted as
In the balanced nuclear equations, the sum of mass numbers and the sum of
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