Multiple Choice
A nucleus of the imaginary atom "Woofnium" (73 protons, 97 neutrons) , decays by beta emission with a half-life of 26,000 years. After one half-life, the daughter nucleus will be
A) Wafnium (72 protons, 95 neutrons) .
B) Wefnium (71 protons, 97 neutrons) .
C) Woofnium (73 protons, 97 neutrons) in a lower energy state.
D) Wifnium (74 protons, 96 neutrons) .
E) The daughter nucleus cannot be predicted from the information given.
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