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Question
Complete the following nuclear change:
\[\ce{_92P^238->[-α] ...P1 ... ->[-β]...P2 ... ->[-β] ... P3 ...}\]
Solution
\[\ce{_92P^238->[-α] _90P1^234 ->[-β] _91P2^234->[-β] _92P3^234}\]
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