40. Which of the following reactions illustrates a nuclear process that occurs within a control rod in a nuclear reactor? 106 0106 12 cd + , п- 48 41. Fluorine-20 a. is expected to be a stable isotop...
40. Which of the following reactions illustrates a nuclear process that occurs within a control rod in a nuclear reactor? 106 0106 12 cd + , п- 48 41. Fluorine-20 a. is expected to be a stable isotope because its neutron/proton ratio is 11/9. b. is expected to undergo alpha decay to increase the neutron/proton ratio c. is expected to undergo beta decay to decrease the neutron/proton ratio. d. lies in the band of stability. e. probably has a half-life too short to enable it to be detected.
40. Which of the following reactions illustrates a nuclear process that occurs within a control rod in a nuclear reactor? 106 0106 12 cd + , п- 48 41. Fluorine-20 a. is expected to be a stable isotope because its neutron/proton ratio is 11/9. b. is expected to undergo alpha decay to increase the neutron/proton ratio c. is expected to undergo beta decay to decrease the neutron/proton ratio. d. lies in the band of stability. e. probably has a half-life too short to enable it to be detected.