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Nastasia
2 days ago
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The parent element decays by beta decay. which daughter element will form?

Chemistry
1 answer:
castortr0y [2.9K]2 days ago
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Beta decay occurs in two forms: β⁻ decay and β⁺ decay. In β⁻ decay, a neutron is transformed into a proton through the emission of an electron. If β⁻ decay occurs, the mass number of the daughter nucleus remains unchanged, but the number of protons increases by 1 and the number of neutrons decreases by 1, compared to the parent nucleus. On the other hand, β⁺ decay involves the conversion of a proton into a neutron via the emission of a positron. In this case, the mass number of the daughter nucleus stays the same, while the number of protons decreases by 1 and the number of neutrons increases by 1 compared to the parent nucleus.
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