Radioactive Decay
 

Radioactive Decay problem 4


Which change occurs in the nucleus of a radioactive atom during β-emission?


  • A neutron transforms into a proton and an electron.

  • A neutron transforms into a proton only.

  • A proton transforms into a neutron and an electron.

  • A proton transforms into a neutron only.


 

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