Which outcome results when a high-energy gamma photon strikes unstable iodine-131?

💡 Explanation

Irradiating iodine-131 with gamma photons adds energy, exciting the nucleus and increasing the probability of radioactive decay by beta emission. It's acceleration of decay via photon absorption, because stimulated emission alters decay paths; therefore accelerated radioactive decay, rather than transmutation, is the outcome.

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