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 is

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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 is (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 is

group 14

group 16

group 4

group 6

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 is