CMC Medical CMC-Medical VELLORE Solved Paper-2013

  • question_answer
    The electron emitted in beta radiation originates from

    A)  inner orbits of atoms

    B)  free electron existing in nucleus

    C)  decay of neutran in the nucleus

    D)  photon escaping from the nucleus

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    In \[\beta \text{-}\]decay, a beta minus particle \[({{\beta }^{-}})\]is an electron emission of p involves transformation of a neutron into a photon, an electron and a third particle called an antineutrino \[(\overline{v})\] \[_{0}{{n}^{1}}={{\,}_{1}}{{p}^{1}}+{{\,}_{-1}}{{\beta }^{0}}+v\]


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