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A-LevelPhysicsNuclear physics9702/12 · Feb/Mar 2020 · Q391 Mark

The equation represents the decay of a nucleus X to a nucleus Y. ᴬ_Z X → ᴬ_Z-1 Y + p + q What are particles p and q?

Aẞ¯ particle neutron
Bẞ¯ particle proton
Cẞ⁺ particle antineutrino
Dẞ⁺ particle neutrino

✓ Correct answer

D: ẞ⁺ particle neutrino

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Nuclear physics, A-Level Physics (syllabus 9702). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Physics, Feb/Mar 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 39.

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