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Question 45
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A student says that beta-minus decay is the loss of an electron from an electron shell. Which observation shows that this description is incorrect?

[1]
A

The emitted particle has the same charge as a shell electron.

B

The daughter nucleus has the same mass number as the parent.

C

The daughter nucleus has one more proton than the parent.

D

The emitted particle has the same mass as a shell electron.

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