Few questions about carbon-14?

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Few questions about carbon-14?

Carbon-14 has an atomic number of 6. When it decays it emits a beta particle. What is the atomic NUMBER of the new nucleus?

When carbon-14 decays and emits a beta particle,what is the atomic MASS of the new nucleus?

2007-03-16 14:50:41 · 2 answers · asked by dex4774 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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A carbon -14 atom with atomic number of 6 which emits a beta particle in form of an electron will have it's atomic number increased by one unit, but the mass number remains unaltered.
Therefore the atomic mass of the carbon-14 atom remains as 14 while the atomic number becomes 7

2007-03-17 04:34:08 · answer #1 · answered by Samuel_007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It decays to nitrogen-14. The atomic number is 7, and the massnumber remains 14.

2007-03-16 21:55:12 · answer #2 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋