Fluorine-18 is a widely used radiopharmaceutical tracer in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. It decays via positron ( $β+\beta^+$ ) emission, during which a proton inside the nucleus decays according to the equation:

{}^1_1\text{p} \longrightarrow {}^1_0\text{n} + {}^0_{+1}\text{e} + \nu_{\text{e}}

Deduce which nucleus is formed when a fluorine-18 nucleus undergoes this decay.

Use the list of proton (atomic) numbers to help you:

Nitrogen (N): proton number = 7
Oxygen (O): proton number = 8
Fluorine (F): proton number = 9
Neon (Ne): proton number = 10

6.3 Nuclear equations and decay

Question 34

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6.3 Nuclear equations and decay

Question 34

Markscheme

6.3 Nuclear equations and decay

Question 34

6.3 Nuclear equations and decay Questions

6.3 Nuclear equations and decay

Question 34

6.3 Nuclear equations and decay Questions