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Which type of radioactive particle(s) has/have been emitted in the following equation?
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Which type of radioactive particle(s) has/have been emitted in the following equation?

Which type of radioactive particle(s) has/have been emitted in the following equation-example-1
User Andrew Cholakian
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Notice the subscript went from 83 to 84 and the 214 stayed the same that means it was beta decay.
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Answer: option B, beta particle(-1e^0) only

Step-by-step explanation:

Since in t beta emission atomic number increases by one unit without changing the mass number.

Here atomic number increased from 83 to 84 without changing the mass number.

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