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Explain, with the help of a nuclear reaction in each of the following cases, how the neutron to proton ratio changes during (i) alpha- decay (ii) beta-decay?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 Jun, 2014, 01:23: PM
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(i)

Neutron to proton ratio before - decay =

Neutron to proton ratio after - decay =

As

Thus, the neutron to proton ratio increases in an -decay.

(ii)

Neutron to proton ratio before -decay =

Neutron to proton ratio after -decay =

As

Thus the neutron to proton ration decreases in a -decay

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