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3. How does a carbon-14 atom change back into a nitrogen atom?

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Carbon 14 change back into the stable nuclei Nitrogen by emitting electron and electron antineutron.

Explanation:-

Carbon 14 is one of the radioactive isotope elements that contains 6 protons and 8 neutron elements.

A general chemical reaction of Carbon 14 is given below.


14_(6) C \rightarrow 14_(7) N+B e t a^(-1)

This above reaction can be categorized under Nuclear Reaction. When atomic number 6 (Carbon) was irradiated, Beta ray emission happen and new stable nuclei with atomic number 7 (Nitrogen) formed without change in atomic mass of any nuclei. As well as some amount of energy also emitted through this reaction.

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