Physics — Nuclear Reactions
Alpha and beta decay with conservation laws.
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{}^{A}_{Z}\text{X} \rightarrow {}^{A-4}_{Z-2}\text{Y} + {}^{4}_{2}\alpha
{}^{A}_{Z}\text{X} \rightarrow {}^{\;A}_{Z+1}\text{Y} + {}^{\;0}_{-1}\beta + \bar{\nu}
\text{conserve nucleon number } A
\text{conserve charge } Z