An excited cobalt nucleus

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Problem

An excited cobalt nucleus, written

^{60}_{27}\text{Co}^{*}

, quickly returns to its ground state

^{60}_{27}\text{Co}

by emitting a single high-energy photon. Which type of radioactive decay primarily occurs during this transition? (a)

\alpha

decay (b)

\beta^{-}

decay (c)

\gamma

emission (d) Positron (

\beta^{+}

) emission