Interpretation:
To find out daughter nuclide forms when polonium-214 undergoes alpha decay.
Concept Introduction: In alpha decay, the mass number gets reduced by 4 units whereas the
The alpha particle is helium,
Explanation of Solution
Therefore, options (a) are correct
Reasons for the correct statement:Option (a):
Thus, the correct answer is Option (a)
Reasons for the incorrect statement:
In alpha decay mass number reduces by 4 but mass number is same in b and c options.
Hence, option (b), (c) and (d) are wrong answers.
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