Determine the identity of the daughter nuclide from the beta decay of P.

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Beta decay involves the conversion of a neutron to a proton and the emission of an electron and an electron antineutrino. The daughter nuclide has one more proton than the parent nuclide. In this case, the parent nuclide is 11ea6c49_d56c_5373_9875_b7f3230e6ed0_TB6106_11P, which has 15 protons and 11 neutrons. The beta decay results in the daughter nuclide having 16 protons and 11 neutrons. The only answer choice with these characteristics is B, which is 11ea6c49_d56c_5375_9875_8105a8e897e4_TB6106_11S.

Determine the Identity of the Daughter Nuclide from the Beta