A radioactive element _ 90 X ^ 238 decays into _ 83 Y ^ 222 . The number of - particles emitted are

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A radioactive element decays into . The number of particles emitted are

Answer: (D)

Mass number falls by 16, so 4 alpha particles are emitted and becomes

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