The Process Where an Element Spontaneously Changes into a Different

question 65

Multiple Choice

The process where an element spontaneously changes into a different element (transmutation) by a change in the nucleus of an atom is called

• A)radiometric dating.
• B)radioactive decay.
• C)radiometric decay.
• D)none of these

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Astronomical Tables

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