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nucleus, after absorbing energy, decays into two -particles and an unknown nucleus. The unknown nucleus is
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Carbon
Atomic number of neon is .
By the emission of two - particles, atomic number will be reduced by .
Therefore, atomic number of the unknown element will be .
Similarly, mass number of the unknown element will be
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Therefore, unknown nucleus is carbon
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