Question

What does a neutron decays to?

• A. one $p$, one $v$ one ${\beta }^{+}$
• B. one $\beta +$, one$\beta -$ and $v$.
• C. one $p$, one ${\beta }^{-}$ and one $\overline{v}$
• D. all the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C one $p$, one ${\beta }^{-}$ and one $\overline{v}$

The neutron decays into a proton, an electron, and an antineutrino of the electron type.