Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

What change takes place in the nucleus of a radioactive atom during $\beta$-emission?

  • AA neutron transforms into a proton and an electron.
  • BA neutron transforms into a proton only.
  • CA proton transforms into a neutron and an electron.
  • DA proton transforms into a neutron only.

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