Which of the Following Is True About Radioactive Decay

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about radioactive decay?

• A) Once a nucleus begins to decay it is destroyed.
• B) A helium atom was the first particle identified as a product of radioactive decay.
• C) Gamma decay depends on chemical reactions.
• D) Alpha decay results in one less neutron and one more proton.
• E) After beta decay, the number of protons in a nucleus is unchanged.

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