How does carbon 14 decay?
1 Answer
Mar 8, 2018
According to this Carbon-14 reference, one of the neutrons decays into a proton. The element becomes a stable isotope of Nitrogen-14
Explanation:
The reference gives the decay equation:
The atomic mass is still 14, but a neutron has become proton by emitting an electron and an electron antineutrino .
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