Atoms, Nuclei and Radiation
 

Atoms, Nuclei and Radiation problem 35


Which statement about radioactive decay is correct?


  • Neutrinos are always emitted during -decay.


  • The -particles emitted from a radioactive sample have a continuous range of kinetic energies.


  • The -particles emitted from a radioactive sample have a continuous range of kinetic energies.


  • The proton number of a nucleus decreases by four when it undergoes -decay.


 

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