Part 1: Writing Radioactive Decay Reactions (5.2) lodine-131 (131I) isotope undergoes beta decay. 1. Write the symbol for the beta particle released by iodine-131 (show the respective superscript and subscript values). 2. In the nuclear equation for beta decay of iodine-131, does the beta particle appear on the reactant or product side of the arrow? Why?

Part 1: Writing Radioactive Decay Reactions (5.2) lodine-131 (131I) isotope undergoes beta decay. 1. Write the symbol for the beta particle released by iodine-131 (show the respective superscript and subscript values). 2. In the nuclear equation for beta decay of iodine-131, does the beta particle appear on the reactant or product side of the arrow? Why?

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Chapter14: Nuclear Chemistry

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