with A4> Ap. Will the two samples ever 4 have (simultaneously) the same decay rate? 12 Figure 42-18 is a plot of mass num- ber A versus charge number Z. The loca- tion of a certain nucleus is represented by a dot. Which of the arrows extending from the dot would best represent the transi- tion were the nucleus to undergo (a) a B decay and (b) an a decay? Figure 42-18

with A4> Ap. Will the two samples ever 4 have (simultaneously) the same decay rate? 12 Figure 42-18 is a plot of mass num- ber A versus charge number Z. The loca- tion of a certain nucleus is represented by a dot. Which of the arrows extending from the dot would best represent the transi- tion were the nucleus to undergo (a) a B decay and (b) an a decay? Figure 42-18

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with A4> Ap. Will the two samples ever 4
have (simultaneously) the same decay rate?
12 Figure 42-18 is a plot of mass num-
ber A versus charge number Z. The loca-
tion of a certain nucleus is represented by
a dot. Which of the arrows extending from
the dot would best represent the transi-
tion were the nucleus to undergo (a) a B
decay and (b) an a decay?
Figure 42-18

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