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What is the daughter nuclide when 0-15 experiences positron emission?

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The daughter isotope (a decay product)of O-15 = N-15(Nitrogen 15)

Further explanation

Radioactivity is the process of unstable isotopes to stable isotopes by decay, by emitting certain particles,

  • alpha α particles ₂He⁴
  • beta β ₋₁e⁰ particles
  • gamma particles γ
  • positron particles ₁e⁰

O-15 emits positron particles ₁e⁰, so the atomic number decreases by 1, the mass number is the same

Reaction


\tt _8^(15)O\Rightarrow _7^(15)N+_1^0e

The mass number of the daughter isotope = 15, atomic number = 7

If we look at the periodic system, the element with atomic number 7 is Nitrogen (N)

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