Identify the mode of decay in an unstable nucleus in which an electron from outside the nucleus is drawn into the nucleus and the electron combines with a proton to form a neutron.
A)Alpha decay
B)Electron capture
C)Beta decay
D)Positron emission

Question

​ Identify the mode of decay in an unstable nucleus in which an electron from outside the nucleus is drawn into the nucleus and the electron combines with a proton to form a neutron.
A)Alpha decay
B)Electron capture
C)Beta decay
D)Positron emission

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Electron capture is the process where an inner orbital electron is captured by the nucleus of its own atom, where it combines with a proton to form a neutron and a neutrino.

​ Identify the Mode of Decay in an Unstable Nucleus

Identify the Mode of Decay in an Unstable Nucleus