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The series for uranium-234 decaying into radon-222 gas is
| positron emission, gamma emission, alpha decay | |
| alpha decay, alpha decay, alpha decay | |
| alpha decay, beta decay, gamma emission | |
| alpha decay, positron emission, gamma emission |
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