What type of decay process is demonstrated in the following reaction 40 - 19K to 0 - 1e+40-20Ca?

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Jayden Irwin

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11 October, 12:31

What type of decay process is demonstrated in the following reaction 40 - 19K to 0 - 1e+40-20Ca?

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Antony Butler · Answer 1

The decay process that is demonstrated by the equation above would be a beta decay. This type of radioactive decay involves the emission of a beta particle. It happens when one of the protons is transformed in the other. The beta particle here is represented by 0 - 1e.