Physics
(a) After emission of an α-particle and two β-particles from an element 92P238, we get another element bRa. What is the relation between P and R ?
(b) Name the radiation which is used in carbon dating.
Radioactivity
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(a)
As P and R have same atomic number and different mass number hence they are called isotopes.
(c) β radiation is used in carbon dating.
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