Write a balanced nuclear chemical equation that describes this process.

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Answer and explanation

electron and proton form a neutron in nucleus.

Mass number remains same and number of proton decreases.

$_9^(17)F_{\text{ }}+_(-1)^0e\rightarrow_{\text{ }8}^(17)O$

The daughter nucleus is oxygen-17

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