A radioactive nucleus undergoes a series of decay according to the scheme

$A\xrightarrow{\alpha }{{A}_{1}}\xrightarrow{\beta }{{A}_{2}}\xrightarrow{\alpha }{{A}_{3}}\xrightarrow{\gamma }{{A}_{4}}$

If the mass number and atomic number of $A$ are $180$ and $72$ respectively, then what are these number for $A_4$

  • A

    $172$ and $69$

  • B

    $174$ and $70$

  • C

    $176$ and $69$

  • D

    $176$ and $70$

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