When Plutonium - 239 Changes to Uranium - 235, What

question 55

Multiple Choice

When Plutonium - 239 changes to Uranium - 235, what form of radioactive decay is emitted?

• A) alpha particles
• B) beta particles
• C) gamma rays
• D) neutrons
• E) positrons

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