Complete the following nuclear reaction by identifying particle that must be produced…

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Problem

Complete the following nuclear reaction by identifying particle

X

that must be produced to satisfy all conservation laws:

\mathrm{^{13}_{7}N} \rightarrow \mathrm{^{13}_{6}C} + X + \nu

where

\nu

denotes a neutrino. Which particle is

X

? (a) a

\gamma

photon (b) a proton (c) a positron (d) an electron