uestion 6 Carbon-14 is famously unstable, decaying spontaneously. What is wrong
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uestion 6
Carbon-14 is famously unstable, decaying spontaneously. What is wrong with this isotope?
simply too big
simply too small
too many neutrons
too many protons
too many electrons
too many unpaired nucleons
PART B
What will carbon-14 do, to become more stable?
capture a proton
capture a neutron
capture an electron
capture a positron
emit a proton
emit a neutron
emit an electron
emit a positron
it is already stable, so it won't do anything
a.simply too big
b.simply too small
c.too many neutrons
d.too many protons
e.too many electrons
f.too many unpaired nucleons
PART B
What will carbon-14 do, to become more stable?
capture a proton
capture a neutron
capture an electron
capture a positron
emit a proton
emit a neutron
emit an electron
emit a positron
it is already stable, so it won't do anything
Explanation / Answer
carbon-14 has too many neutrons which makes it unstable.
c) too many neutrons
Part B ) emit a neutron
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