Neutron-Poor Nuclei Are a Class of Radioactive Nuclei That

Multiple Choice

Neutron-poor nuclei are a class of radioactive nuclei that:

A) decay by a process that has the net effect of converting a proton to a neutron.
B) tend to decay by emitting an alpha particle which reduces the number of neutrons and protons in the original nucleus by 2.
C) have neutron-to-proton ratio that is too high to give a stable nucleus.
D) lie on the upper left side of the band of stable nuclei.
E) decay by a process which results in a decrease in the neutron-to-proton ratio.