Beta emission can best be described as involving
A) emission from an unstable nucleus of a fragment containing two protons and two neutrons
B) annihilation of a beta particle by a positron
C) capture of an electron by the nucleus, and transformation of a proton into a neutron
D) transformation of a neutron into a electron, and a proton that is ejected from the nucleus
E) transformation of a neutron into a proton, and an electron that is ejected from the nucleus
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