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Title: Which of the following statements about positrons is false?
Post by: Whelan on May 7, 2015
Which of the following statements about positrons is false?
A) The positron has same mass as an electron.
B) A positron is ejected from the nucleus during the conversion of a proton into a neutron.
C) A positron is a positive electron.
D) When positron emission occurs, the atomic number of the nucleus increases.


Title: Re: Which of the following statements about positrons is false?
Post by: Lilligant on May 7, 2015
I believe the answer is D) When positron emission occurs, the atomic number of the nucleus increases.