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Loss of a β...

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Loss of a $β -$ particle is equivalent to:

A

Increase of one proton only

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Decrease of one neutron only

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C

Both ( A ) and ( B )

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None of these.

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Solution

The correct option is A Both ( A ) and ( B )
$β$ particle emission occurs when the ratio of neutrons to protons in the nucleus is too high. This process decreases the number of neutrons by one and increases the number of protons by one.

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Loss of

β - p a r t i c l e

is equivalent to:

1.

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