A nucleus $^{N}
_{M}
X $undergoes one alpha decay followed by 3 beta-minus decays.
(a) What is the resulting nucleus in terms of M and N?
(b) If there had been 3 beta-plus decays instead of the beta-minus decays, what would have been the resulting nucleus in terms of M and N?

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A nucleus $^{N} 
_{M}
 X $undergoes one alpha decay followed by 3 beta-minus decays.
(a) What is the resulting nucleus in terms of M and N?
(b) If there had been 3 beta-plus decays instead of the beta-minus decays, what would have been the resulting nucleus in terms of M and N?

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The Answer of A nucleus $^{N} 
_{M}
 X $undergoes one alpha decay followed by 3 beta-minus decays.
(a) What is the resulting nucleus in terms of M and N?
(b) If there had been 3 beta-plus decays instead of the beta-minus decays, what would have been the resulting nucleus in terms of M and N?

A Nucleus MNX^{N} _{M} X MN​X Undergoes One Alpha Decay Followed by 3 Beta-Minus Decays

A Nucleus $^{N} _{M} X$ Undergoes One Alpha Decay Followed by 3 Beta-Minus Decays