14/7 C —-> 14/7 N +

Question

For incomplete Reaction 1 (above) to occur which of the following occurred?

1. A neutron in the carbon nuclear split into a proton and an electron was released

2. An electron was released from orbit around the carbon Adams nucleus

3. Energy from the carbon atom’s nucleus became an electron

4. An electron was absorbed by the carbon atoms nucleus

Answer 1

You made a typo. Isn't that 14/6 C ==> 14/7 N? Probably so.

Answer 2

Yes, you are correct I made a typo.

Answer 3

So I've corrected the typo.
You want to make the upper numbers (the mass number) add up.
You want to make the lower numbers (the atomic number) add up
So you figure out what the + something is.
14/6 C —-> 14/7 N + something
14/6 C ===> 14/7 N + 0/-1 x so x is a particle with a charge of -1 and a mass of zero which is a beta minus particle and the equation would be written as:
14/6 C —-> 14/7 N + 0/-1e
How do you get beta minus particles out of the nuclues. You split a neutron into proton + electron. The electron doesn't belong in the nucleus so it's booted out.

Answer 4

So 1.?

Answer 5

That's my choice.