The Isotopes and Are All Stable, While

question 31

Multiple Choice

The isotopes and are all stable, while is radioactive. The mode of decay for is most likely to be

• A) positron decay.
• B) alpha decay.
• C) beta decay.
• D) gamma decay.
• E) fission.

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