A nuclear reaction given by _Z X^A _ Z+1 Y^A + _ -1 e^0 + represents

NEET 2003 Physics question

A nuclear reaction given by represents

(1)-decayCorrect
(2)-decay
(3)fusion
(4)fission

Answer: (1)

Solution

The mass number stays the same while the atomic number increases by one () with the emission of an electron and an antineutrino ; a neutron in the nucleus changes into a

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