Question

The yttrium- nuclide radioactively decays by electron capture. Write a balanced nuclear chemical equation that describes this process.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Yttrium has many isotopes, the lowest mass number of Yttrium is 89Y.

Recall that electron capture converts an electron into a proton and then into a neutron with a consequent emission of a neutrino (v).

In electron capture, the mass number of the daughter nucleus remains the same as that of the parent nucleus while the atomic number of the daughter nucleus is less than that of the parent by one unit.