Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

A nucleus undergoes radioactive decay. The proton number rises by one, whereas the nucleon number remains unchanged. Which particle is released in this decay?

Aa neutron
Ba proton
Can $\alpha$-particle
Da $\beta$-particle

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