Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 30 - Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity - Questions - Page 879: 9

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When the isotope $^{64}_{29}Cu$ decays by $\gamma$ emission, the resulting nuclide is the exact same isotope, but in a lower energy state. $$^{64}_{29}Cu^*\rightarrow\;^{64}_{29}Cu +\gamma$$ When the isotope $^{64}_{29}Cu$ decays by $\beta^-$ emission, the resulting nuclide is an isotope of zinc. $$^{64}_{29}Cu\rightarrow\;^{64}_{30}Zn +e^-+\overline{\nu}$$ When the isotope $^{64}_{29}Cu$ decays by $\beta^+$ emission, the resulting nuclide is an isotope of nickel. $$^{64}_{29}Cu\rightarrow\;^{64}_{28}Ni +e^+ +\nu$$
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