Question

1. Which type of radioactive decay is represented by the following equation?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Do you know the names of the different types of radioactive emissions?

Answer 3

alpha particles, beta particles, gamma, x-ray, protons

Answer 4

@ghuczek

Answer 5

The particle emitted in your example carries a negative charge. Do you know which one it is?

Answer 6

I do not @ghuczek

Answer 7

It is called a beta particle. Once it is emitted it looks like an electron that is travelling very quickly.

Answer 8

How did you determine which type of radioactive emission it was??
And does that mean it is beta decay??

Answer 9

@ghuczek

Answer 10

It is beta decay. You can tell by looking at the particle emitted:\[\color{green}{^{~~~0}_{-1}e \text{ is a } \beta \text{ particle} \\ ^4_2He \text{ is an } \alpha \text{ particle}}\]