What will be the product of the beta decay of C-14?
Correct answer: B. N-14
- A. C-14
- B. N-14
- C. O-14
- D. Be-14
Explanation
Carbon decays by a process called beta-decay. During this process, an atom of C-14 decays into an atom of N-14, during which one of the neutrons in the nucleus of the carbon atom becomes a proton. This increases the number of protons in the atom by one, creating a nitrogen atom rather than a carbon atom.
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