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Which nucleus completes the following equation?

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Which nucleus completes the following equation? Please ignore the answer I chose, it-example-1
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Answer:

D.
^(39)_(18) Ar

Step-by-step explanation:

The given nuclear equation is the beta decay of chorine in which an electron, known as a beta particle, is given off from within the nucleus due to the breakdown of a neutron within the nucleus into a proton and a beta particle, such that the atomic number is increased by 1 from 17 to 18, which is the atomic number or argon, Ar, as follows;


^(39)_(17)Cl \ \rightarrow \ ^0_(-1) e + \ ^(39)_(18) Ar

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