A nuclide of an alkaline earth metal undergoes radioactive decay by emission of three α -particles in succession. The group of the periodic table to which the resulting daughter element would belong to

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A nuclide of an alkaline earth metal undergoes radioactive decay by emission of three α -particles in succession. The group of the periodic table to which the resulting daughter element would belong to (A) Group 14 (B) Group 16 (C) Group 4 (D) Group 6

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After decay of radioactive element, the last element (stable) Pb is obtained which belongs to group 14 of periodic table.

Q. A nuclide of an alkaline earth metal undergoes radioactive decay by emission of three $α$ -particles in succession. The group of the periodic table to which the resulting daughter element would belong to

Group 14

Group 16

Group 4

Group 6

After decay of radioactive element, the last element (stable) $P b$ is obtained which belongs to group $14$ of periodic table.

Q. A nuclide of an alkaline earth metal undergoes radioactive decay by emission of three α -particles in succession. The group of the periodic table to which the resulting daughter element would belong to