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Date May 2010 Marks available 1 Reference code 10M.1.HL.TZ1.32
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Question number 32 Adapted from N/A

Question

A nucleus of the isotope potassium-40 decays to a nucleus of the isotope argon-40. The reaction equation for this decay may be written as

4019K40ZAr+X+ν

Which of the following correctly identifies the proton number of argon-40 and the particle X?

M10/4/PHYSI/HPM/ENG/TZ1/32

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 7: Atomic, nuclear and particle physics » 7.1 – Discrete energy and radioactivity
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