If carbon-14 is a beta emitter,what is the likely product of radioactive decay?
A)nitrogen-14
B)carbon-12
C)oxygen-18
D)berrylium-10
E)none of the above

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Carbon-14 undergoes beta decay, which means that a neutron in the nucleus is converted into a proton and an electron (beta particle). The newly formed proton stays in the nucleus and the electron is emitted. This results in the number of protons increasing by 1 while the number of neutrons decreases by 1. Therefore, the likely product of radioactive decay for carbon-14 is nitrogen-14.

If Carbon-14 Is a Beta Emitter,what Is the Likely Product