The nuclear equation shown has a term missing. What is represented by the missing term?
Correct answer: A. An antineutrino
- A. An antineutrino
- B. An electron
- C. A neutrino
- D. A positron
Explanation
Antineutrinos are produced in nuclear beta decay together with a beta particle (in beta decay a neutron decays into a proton, electron, and antineutrino).
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