)Explain each statement. Gamma decay does not change the atomic number or mass number of the decaying nuclide. a. b. Having an equal number of protons and neutrons does always mean a nuclide is stable.

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) Explain each statement.
Gamma decay does not change the atomic number or mass number of the
decaying nuclide.
a.
Tesse
b. Having an equal number of protons and neutrons does always mean a nuclide is
stable.
A nuclide with a high N/Z ratio is more likely to undergo beta decay, and a
nuclide with a low N/Z ratio is more likely to undergo positron emission.
с.
d. The mass of a nuclide is less than the sum of the masses of the protons and
neutrons that it is composed of.
Transcribed Image Text:) Explain each statement. Gamma decay does not change the atomic number or mass number of the decaying nuclide. a. Tesse b. Having an equal number of protons and neutrons does always mean a nuclide is stable. A nuclide with a high N/Z ratio is more likely to undergo beta decay, and a nuclide with a low N/Z ratio is more likely to undergo positron emission. с. d. The mass of a nuclide is less than the sum of the masses of the protons and neutrons that it is composed of.
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