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Positron Emission and electron capture are most different because they are.

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Answer:

Opposites

Step-by-step explanation:

In positron emission, a proton is converted to a neutron by emitting a positron and a neutrino. In electron capture, an outside electron is pulled inside the nucleus and combined with a proton to make a neutron, emitting only a neutrino.

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