When uranium-238 absorbs a neutron, it
A) fissions.
B) becomes an alpha emitter.
C) emits a neutrino.
D) becomes a beta emitter.
E) all of these

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When uranium-238 absorbs a neutron, it becomes uranium-239, which is unstable. Uranium-239 decays through beta decay to neptunium-239, which further decays to plutonium-239. Beta decay involves the emission of a beta particle (electron or positron), making the correct answer that it becomes a beta emitter.

When Uranium-238 Absorbs a Neutron, It