A radioactive nucleus containing 128 nucleons emits a β – particle. After β – emission the number of nucleons present in the nucleus will be :

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A radioactive nucleus containing 128 nucleons emits a β – particle. After β – emission the number of nucleons present in the nucleus will be :

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128

Reason — In β – particle emission, number of nucleons (i.e., sum of number of protons and number of neutrons) remains the same.

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