Use the equation to answer the question.

Question

146C→147N+0−1e

Which type of radioactive decay does the equation model?

(1 point)
Responses

alpha decay
alpha decay

beta-plus decay
beta-plus decay

beta-minus decay
beta-minus decay

gamma decay

Answer 1

The equation 146C→147N+0−1e represents beta-minus decay. In this process, a neutron in the carbon-14 nucleus is converted into a proton, which increases the atomic number by one (from carbon-14 to nitrogen-14) and emits a beta particle (the electron, denoted as 0−1e).

So the correct response is:

beta-minus decay