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Question 25
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A carbon-11 nucleus decays via β+\beta^+β+ decay into a boron-11 nucleus, emitting a positron and an unknown particle YYY:

611C→511B+β++Y^{11}_{6}\text{C} \rightarrow ^{11}_{5}\text{B} + \beta^+ + Y611​C→511​B+β++Y

What is the identity of particle YYY?

electron antineutrino

electron neutrino

neutron

gamma photon

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