An Element Will Decay to an Element with Higher Atomic

question 21

Multiple Choice

An element will decay to an element with higher atomic number in the periodic table if it emits

• A)a beta particle.
• B)a gamma ray.
• C)a proton.
• D)an alpha particle.
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in an experimental or statistical model that are manipulated or categorized to determine their effect on dependent variables.

Observations

Data points or items recorded during an experiment or survey; these are the raw data collected from the experiment or observational study.

F Value

A ratio used in statistical analysis to determine the significance of group differences by comparing the variance between groups with the variance within groups.

Multiple Regression Analysis

A statistical technique that uses multiple independent variables to predict the outcome of a dependent variable.