Nuclear Reaction Product Identification · PhysicsBowl 2016 #22

Physics · modern-physics

Problem

For the following nuclear reaction, which one of the following choices correctly identifies the quantity labeled

X

^{40}K + e^- → X + ^0\nu_e

(A)

^{40}K_{19}

(B)

^{40}K_{18}

(C)

^{39}Ar_{18}

(D)

^{39}K_{19}

(E)

^{40}Ar_{18}