Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

A nucleus of a nitrogen isotope (N) captures a neutron. It then undergoes decay to form a carbon isotope (C) and releases $x$. $^1_0\text{n} + ^{14}_7\text{N} \rightarrow ^{14}_6\text{C} + x$. What is $x$?

  • A$^4_2\alpha$-particle
  • B$^0_{-1}\beta$-particle
  • C$\gamma$-radiation
  • Dproton

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