Nuclear Chemistry - Result Question 11

####11. Decrease in atomic number is observed during

(1998, 2M)

(a) alpha emission

(b) beta emission

(c) positron emission

(d) electron capture

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 11. isobars

Solution:

  1. In the following nuclear reactions, there occur decrease in atomic number (Z)

ZXA2He4+Z2YA4,α emission  ZXA+1e0+Z1YA, positron emission  ZXA+1e0Z1YA, electron capture 

In beta emission, increase in atomic number is observed.

ZXA1e0+Z+1YA,β-emission 



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