JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-1999

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                                                What kind of radioactive decay does not lead to the formation of a daughter nucleus that is an isobar of the parent nucleus?

    A)  \[\alpha \]-partide       

    B)  \[\beta \]-particle          

    C)         Positron         

    D)         Electron capture

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    By the emission of one a-particle, there comes a decrease of 4 units in atomic weight and 2 units in atomic number. Hence, the daughter nucleus is never an isobar of the parent nucleus after emitting a-rays. (isobars have equal atomic mass and different atomic numbers).


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