Question

A radioactive carbon nucleus ₆C¹⁴ emits a β-particle to form a nitrogen nucleus. Represent the change by an equation showing the atomic and mass number of each elements.

Answer 1

\[\ce{\underset{\text{6 protons 8 neutrons}}{_6^14C} ->\underset{\text{7 protons 7 neutrons}}{_7^14N} + \underset{\text{β-particles}}{_-1e^0}}\]