23 Dec 2021
Problem 1
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Section: MisConceptual Questions
Chapter 31: Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation
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23 Dec 2021
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We are dealing here with a nuclear reaction, we have to tell which of the following is not conserved.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
The number of protons is not conserved as evidenced by beta decay. Since nucleon number is equal to the total number of nucleons (protons and neutrons) in the nucleus of an atom.
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