Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

Which row indicates what occurs when a nucleus decays by releasing a $\beta$-particle?

Aa neutron changes to a proton and an electron; electron
Ba neutron changes to a proton and an electron; proton
Ca proton changes to a neutron and an electron; electron
Da proton changes to a neutron and an electron; neutron

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