Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

A nucleus of the nitrogen isotope, N, captures a neutron. It then changes into a carbon isotope, C, and gives out $x$. $^{{1}}_{{0}}\text{n} + ^{{14}}_{{7}}\text{N} \rightarrow ^{{14}}_{{6}}\text{C} + x$. What is $x$?

  • A$\alpha$-particle
  • B$\beta$-particle
  • C$\gamma$-radiation
  • Dproton

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