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Write a balanced equation for the transmutation that occurs when a nitrogen-13 nucleus emits a positron.

A.
137N→138O+0−1e
7
13
N

8
13
O
+

1
0
e


B.
137N→136C+01e
7
13
N

6
13
C
+
1
0
e


C.
137N→95B+42He
7
13
N

5
9
B
+
2
4
H
e


D.
137N→137N+00γ
7
13
N

7
13
N
+
0
0
γ

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C is the answer. odoriferous

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