Converting carbon to nitrogen by increasing the number of protons from 6 to 7 and decreasing the number of neutrons from 8 to 7 is an example of what type of decay?
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this is beta decay as the mass number stays the same but proton number changes, this is specifically beta minus as a neuron changes into a proton
Beta-decay is defined as the decay process in which a neutron gets converted into a proton and an electron releasing a beta-particle. The beta particle released carries a charge of -1 units and has a mass of 0 units.
Z A X → Z + 1 A Y + − 1 0 β
The chemical reaction for converting carbon nucleus to nitrogen nucleus, the equation follows:
6 14 C → 7 14 N + − 1 0 β
Thus, the given decay process is beta decay.
The process of converting carbon to nitrogen by increasing the number of protons and decreasing the number of neutrons is an example of beta decay. In this process, a neutron is transformed into a proton, while emitting a beta particle (electron) and an antineutrino. This transformation allows the nucleus to stabilize by changing its neutron-to-proton ratio.
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