Phosphorus-32 has a proton number (ZZZ) of 15 and a nucleon number (AAA) of 32.
Sulfur-32 has a proton number of 16 and a nucleon number of 32.
Phosphorus-32 emits a β\betaβ-particle to form sulfur-32.
Which nuclide equation describes this process?
1532P→1632S+10β^{32}_{15}\text{P} \rightarrow {^{32}_{16}\text{S}} + {^{0}_{1}\beta}1532P→1632S+10β
3215P→3216S+01β^{15}_{32}\text{P} \rightarrow {^{16}_{32}\text{S}} + {^{1}_{0}\beta}3215P→3216S+01β
1532P→1632S+−10β^{32}_{15}\text{P} \rightarrow {^{32}_{16}\text{S}} + {^{0}_{-1}\beta}1532P→1632S+−10β
3215P→3216S+0−1β^{15}_{32}\text{P} \rightarrow {^{16}_{32}\text{S}} + {^{-1}_{0}\beta}3215P→3216S+0−1β
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