An Oxygen-15 Nucleus ${ } _ { 8 } ^ { 15 } \mathrm { O }$

question 23

Multiple Choice

An oxygen-15 nucleus, ${ } _ { 8 } ^ { 15 } \mathrm { O }$ , decays to another atomic nucleus by emitting a $\beta ^ { + }$ ray. What is the other atomic nucleus?

• A) \({ } _ { 8 } ^ { 16 } \mathrm {~F}\)
• B) \({ } _ { 6 } ^ { 15 } \mathrm { C }\)
• C) \({ } _ { 8 } ^ { 14 } \mathrm { C }\)
• D) \({ } _ { 7 } ^ { 17 } \mathrm {~N}\)
• E) \({ } _ { 7 } ^ { 15 } \mathrm {~N}\)

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