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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs in potassium-40 when electron capture decay transpires?
A)Argon-40 and a neutrino form✓
B)Calcium-40 and an electron form
C)Potassium-39 and a proton form
D)Argon-39 and a positron form
💡 Explanation
Electron capture causes transformation because the atom absorbs an electron, converting a proton to a neutron via the weak interaction that emits a neutrino; thereby producing Argon-40; therefore, electron emission is not formed, but rather a neutrino.
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