Beta particles are best described as ____, ejected at high speeds from a radioactive nucleus.
A) protons
B) particles similar in size to an electron, but oppositely charged
C) electrons
D) neutral particles weighing approximately one atomic mass unit
E) positive particles identical to the nucleus of an atom of 4He
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Q6: The most penetrating type of radioactivity is
Q7: Alpha radiation consists of
A) electromagnetic radiation
B) electrons
Q8: In the reaction shown, Cm is known
Q9: The reaction represented by the description "An
Q10: Alpha particles are best described as
A) neutral
Q12: A radioactive isotope that decomposes by alpha
Q13: Which of these does not correspond to
Q14: A radioactive isotope that decomposes by positron
Q15: A radioactive isotope that decomposes by beta
Q16: A radioactive isotope that decomposes by K-electron
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