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Question
State, giving reason, whether the following nuclear decay are allowed or not?
\[\ce{_Z^AX ->_Z^{A-1}Y + _-1^0e}\]
Solution
This nuclear decay is not allowed since the atomic number and mass number both are not conserved.
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