In the following equation representing decay, the number of neutrons in the nucleus
is
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Mass number No. of protons
No. of neutrons
No. of neutrons
Equation of decay is given by,
- decay process decreases the number of neutrons by one and increases the number of protons by one. Therefore, number of neutrons in the nucleus
is 126 .
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