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What mode of radioactive decay is most likely for the na-20 isotope?

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Answer is: beta plus decay (75%).

Nuclear reaction: ²⁰Na → ²⁰Ne + e⁺(positron) + ve(electron neutrino).
Beta decay is radioactive decay in which a beta ray and a neutrino are emitted from an atomic nucleus.
There are two types of beta decay: beta minus and beta plus.

In beta plus decay, a proton is converted to a neutron and positron and an electron neutrino, so mass number does not change.

In beta minus decay, neutron is converted to a proton and an electron and an electron antineutrino.


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