Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

A radioactive decay process can be shown as follows. $^{{233}}_{{91}}\text{Pa} \rightarrow ^{{233}}_{{92}}\text{U}$ This equation is not complete. During this decay, the nucleus is altered by

  • Aabsorbing a neutron.
  • Babsorbing a proton.
  • Cemitting an $\alpha$-particle.
  • Demitting a $\beta$-particle.

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