Question

When carbon-14 undergoes beta decay, it becomes which of the following? oxygen-13 + a beta particle nitrogen-14 + a beta particle carbon-13 + a beta particle boron-14 + a beta particle?

Answer 1

Answer: nitrogen-14 + a beta particle

Explanation: General representation of an element is given as:
`_Z^A\textrm{X}`

where,

Z represents Atomic number

A represents Mass number

X represents the symbol of an element

Beta-decay: In this process, a neutron gets converted into a proton and an electron releasing a beta-particle. The beta particle released carries a charge of -1 units and no mass.

`_Z^A\textrm{X}\rightarrow _(Z+1)^A\textrm{Y}+_(-1)^0\beta`

`_6^(14)\textrm{C}\rightarrow _(7)^(14)\textrm{N}+_(-1)^0\beta`

Answer 2

When carbon-14 undergoes beta decay, it becomes nitrogen-14 and releases a beta particle. This decay happens when there are more protons or neutrons and that one of these protons are being transformed into a neutron or one of the neutrons transformed into a proton. It produces t he beta particle and a new substance.