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A radioactive nucleus undergoes a series of decays according to the sequence,
`A overset (beta) rarr A_1 overset (alpha) rarr A_2 overset (alpha) rarr A_3`
If the mass number and atomic number of `A_3` are 172 and 69 respectively,what is the mass number and atomic number of A?

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