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Date May 2019 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 19M.1.SL.TZ2.25
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
Command term Question number 25 Adapted from N/A
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19M.1.SL.TZ2.25

The positions of stable nuclei are plotted by neutron number n and proton number p. The graph indicates a dotted line for which n = p. Which graph shows the line of stable nuclides and the shaded region where unstable nuclei emit beta minus (β-) particles?

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