21. Nuclear Chemistry
Intro to Radioactivity
21. Nuclear Chemistry Intro to Radioactivity
17PRACTICE PROBLEM
Classify the following statements about positron emission and electron capture as true or false:
1. Positron emission increases the atomic number by one while electron capture decreases the atomic number by one.
2. The result of both types of decay is the same: Atomic number is reduced by one.
3. The mass number of the nuclide undergoing positron emission or electron capture does not change.
Classify the following statements about positron emission and electron capture as true or false:
1. Positron emission increases the atomic number by one while electron capture decreases the atomic number by one.
2. The result of both types of decay is the same: Atomic number is reduced by one.
3. The mass number of the nuclide undergoing positron emission or electron capture does not change.