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Date November 2010 Marks available 1 Reference code 10N.1.SL.TZ0.26
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Question number 26 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which of the following is true about beta minus (\({\beta ^ - }\)) decay?

A.     An antineutrino is absorbed.

B.     The charge of the daughter nuclide is less than that of the parent nuclide.

C.     An antineutrino is emitted.

D.     The mass number of the daughter nuclide is less than that of the parent nuclide.

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

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