Which of the following is a characteristic of beta decay?
Correct Answer: A neutron converts into a proton.
- Step 1: Understand that beta decay is a type of radioactive decay.
- Step 2: Know that in beta decay, a neutron in the nucleus of an atom changes into a proton.
- Step 3: Recognize that when a neutron becomes a proton, the total number of protons in the nucleus increases by one.
- Step 4: Realize that this increase in protons changes the atomic number of the element, making it one higher than before.
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