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6 Radioactivity

Fluorine-18 is a radioactive isotope that decays by beta plus ( $β+\beta^{+}$ ) decay to form an isotope of oxygen.

Describe the change that happens in the nucleus during beta plus decay.

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Complete the nuclear equation for the decay of fluorine-18.

{}^{18}_{9}\mathrm{F} \rightarrow {}^{\square}_{\square}\mathrm{O} + {}^{\square}_{\square}\mathrm{e}

[3]

Compare a positron with an electron.

[2]

6 Radioactivity Questions

Fluorine-18 is a radioactive isotope that decays by beta plus ( $β+\beta^{+}$ ) decay to form an isotope of oxygen.

Describe the change that happens in the nucleus during beta plus decay.

[2]

Complete the nuclear equation for the decay of fluorine-18.

{}^{18}_{9}\mathrm{F} \rightarrow {}^{\square}_{\square}\mathrm{O} + {}^{\square}_{\square}\mathrm{e}

[3]

Compare a positron with an electron.

[2]