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title: "A carbon-14 nucleus is represented by \\(^{14}_{6}\\text{C}\\). The nucleus undergoes a single \\(\\beta^-\\)(beta-minus) decay. What are the proton count and neutron count of the resulting daughter nucleus?"
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# A carbon-14 nucleus is represented by \(^{14}_{6}\text{C}\). The nucleus undergoes a single \(\beta^-\)(beta-minus) decay. What are the proton count and neutron count of the resulting daughter nucleus?

A carbon-14 nucleus is represented by \(^{14}_{6}\text{C}\). The nucleus undergoes a single \(\beta^-\)(beta-minus) decay. What are the proton count and neutron count of the resulting daughter nucleus?

- **A.** Proton count: 7 | Neutron count: 7
- **B.** Proton count: 5 | Neutron count: 9
- **C.** Proton count: 7 | Neutron count: 8
- **D.** Proton count: 4 | Neutron count: 6

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