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Question 12

A radiation detector at a nuclear facility records individual decay events. It records beta-minus decay, beta-plus decay and gamma emission from excited nuclei.

a.

State where in the atom a beta-minus particle is made.

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b.

For a beta-minus event recorded by the detector, give the name of the particle inside the nucleus that changes identity.

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c.

For a beta-plus event, give the charge number, relative to a proton, of the emitted particle.

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d.

The detector identifies the particle emitted during beta-plus decay. Give the relative mass of this particle in comparison with an electron.

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e.

The detector records gamma radiation from an excited nucleus. State how the energy of the nucleus changes when the gamma radiation is emitted.

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