A Unstable Medium-Sized Nucleus with an Equal Number of Protons

question 40

Multiple Choice

A unstable medium-sized nucleus with an equal number of protons and neutrons (Z = N) is most likely to decay via

• A) gamma decay
• B) β⁺ decay
• C) β⁻ decay
• D) α decay
• E) spontaneous fission

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