Post Utme Greenfield University 2021 Physics Question 8

Practice objective / multiple choice question 8 from the 2021 Post Utme Greenfield University Physics examination.

Post Utme Greenfield University 2021 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 8 POST_UTME_GREENFIELD_UNIVERSITY • 2021 • PHYSICS • objective

A nucleus has a mass number of $A$ and an atomic number of $Z$. If the nucleus undergoes \beta decay, what is the resulting nucleus?

Answer Options

A. \( A = A + 1, Z = Z + 1 \)
Correct Answer B. \( A = A - 1, Z = Z + 1 \)
C. \( A = A + 1, Z = Z - 1 \)
D. \( A = A - 1, Z = Z - 1 \)
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
\( A = A - 1, Z = Z + 1 \)

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This is Post Utme Greenfield University 2021 Physics Question 8. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Post Utme Greenfield University Physics examination.

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