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C) seems to be the correct one

Each alpha particle emitted decreases the mass of the nucleus by 4 and decreases the atomic number by 2.

Also, each beta particle will increase the atomic number by 1.

So if C emits 5 alpha particles the atomic mass decreases by 20 and the atomic number decreases by 10. Then emission of 2 beta particles brings the atomic number up to minus 8.

So a total of 7 particles have been emitted and the number of alpha particles emitted exceeds the number of beta particles emitted.

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