A certain nucleus, after absorbing a neutron, emits a β − and then splits into two alpha particles. The (A, Z) of the original nucleus must have been:

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A certain nucleus, after absorbing a neutron, emits a β − and then splits into two alpha particles. The (A, Z) of the original nucleus must have been: