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VISUALIZATION Modes of Radioactive Decay 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 - Stable Radioactive 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Number of protons (2) Consider the plot of stable and radioactive nuclei. For nuclei of low atomic number (20 or less), which of the following describes the relative number of protons and neutrons in the nuclei that exist? O they are about equal there are more protons than neutrons Previous Next there are more neutrons than protons Number of neutrons (N)

VISUALIZATION Modes of Radioactive Decay 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 - Stable Radioactive 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Number of protons (2) Consider the plot of stable and radioactive nuclei. For nuclei of low atomic number (20 or less), which of the following describes the relative number of protons and neutrons in the nuclei that exist? O they are about equal there are more protons than neutrons Previous Next there are more neutrons than protons Number of neutrons (N)

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VISUALIZATION Modes of Radioactive Decay 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 -1 60 50 - Stable Radioactive 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Number of protons (2) Consider the plot of stable and radioactive nuclei. For nuclei of low atomic number (20 or less), which of the following describes the relative number of protons and neutrons in the nuclei that exist? O they are about equal there are more protons than neutrons Previous Next there are more neutrons than protons Number of neutrons (N)
Transcribed Image Text:VISUALIZATION Modes of Radioactive Decay 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 -1 60 50 - Stable Radioactive 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Number of protons (2) Consider the plot of stable and radioactive nuclei. For nuclei of low atomic number (20 or less), which of the following describes the relative number of protons and neutrons in the nuclei that exist? O they are about equal there are more protons than neutrons Previous Next there are more neutrons than protons Number of neutrons (N)
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