Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition
Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition
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ISBN: 9780078807213
Author: Paul W. Zitzewitz
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
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Chapter 30.3, Problem 45SSC
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To Explain: The way the given equations can be used to explain the radioactive decay of nucleon that results in the emission of a positron and a neutrino.

To Write: The equation in terms of nucleons instead of quarks.

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A proton is composed of 1 down quark and 2 up quarks. A neutron is composed of 2 down quarks and 1 up quark.

In beta-plus decay, 1 up quark converts to 1 down quark plus an intermediate W+ boson. This is represented by first equation i.e. ud+W+ . Then, this intermediate W+ boson converts to a positron and a neutrino which is represented by the second equation i.e. W+e++υ .

A proton converts to a neutron, releasing a positron and a neutrino in a process called positron emission or beta-plus decay. This process can be expressed through an equation which is follows:

  pn+e++υ

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Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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