Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

What change takes place in the nucleus of a radioactive atom when a beta-particle is emitted?

  • Aneutron $\rightarrow$ alpha-particle
  • Bneutron $\rightarrow$ proton + electron
  • Cproton $\rightarrow$ neutron
  • Dproton $\rightarrow$ neutron + electron

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