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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Nuclear Physics

A nucleus with atomic mass number ' \(A\) ' produces another nucleus by loosing 2 alpha particles. The volume of the new nucleus is 60 times that of the alpha particle. The atomic mass number A of the original nucleus is

  1. A \(228\)
  2. B \(238\)
  3. C \(248\)
  4. D \(244\)
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(C) \(248\)

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\({ }_Z^A X \xrightarrow{-\infty-\text { particle }}{ }_{\mathrm{Z}-2}^{\mathrm{A}-4} \mathrm{Y} \xrightarrow{-\infty-\text { particle }}{ }_{\mathrm{Z}-4}^{\mathrm{A}-8} \mathrm{R}\) Volume of \(\mathrm{R}=60\left(\right.\) Volume of \(\left.{ }_2^4 \mathrm{He}\right)\)…