Question

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A student claims that this equation models beta plus decay because the atomic number increases by one.

In one or two sentences, explain the error in the student's reasoning.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The error in the student's reasoning is that the increase in atomic number by one does not necessarily indicate beta plus decay. Other types of radioactive decay, such as alpha decay, can also result in an increase in atomic number.