Multiple Choice
A radioactive isotope that decomposes by K-electron capture emission
A) combines one of its electrons with one of its protons creating an additional neutron
B) gains an electron from its environment
C) gains a helium nucleus
D) gains a particle similar to an electron, but positively charged
E) gains a negatively-charged neutron
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