When an oxygen-19 nucleus undergoes beta decay, the nucleus formed is that of
A) nitrogen-18.
B) oxygen-18.
C) fluorine-19.
D) carbon-14.

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Beta decay involves the conversion of a neutron into a proton, thereby increasing the atomic number by one while the mass number remains unchanged. Therefore, when an oxygen-19 nucleus undergoes beta decay, it becomes fluorine-19.

When an Oxygen-19 Nucleus Undergoes Beta Decay, the Nucleus Formed