Which of the following is NOT a natural radioactive series? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which of the following is NOT a natural radioactive series?
A. Actinium series
B. Neptunium series
C. Uranium series
D. Thorium series
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
There are three naturally occurring radioactive decay series: the Uranium series (4n+2), the Thorium series (4n), and the Actinium series (4n+3). The Neptunium series (4n+1) is an artificial series; its longest-lived isotope, Neptunium-237, has a half-life too short to have survived since the Earth's formation.

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