Asmall sphere with a charge of − 0.60 μc is placed in a uniform electric field of magnitude 1.2 × 106 n/c pointing to the west. what is the magnitude and direction of the force on the sphere due to the electric field

Force on a charge placed in electric field is given by

here

magnitude of force is given by

Direction of force is opposite to electric field direction as it is a negative charge

so direction is towards EAST

answer: the correct answer is 1.

explanation: there are various process in which a radioactive nuclei decays:

1) alpha decay: in this process, a heavier nuclei decays into lighter nuclei by releasing alpha particle. the mass number is reduced by 4 units.

2) electron capture: in this decay process, a parent nuclei absorbs an electron and gets converted into a neutron. simply, a proton and an electron combines together to form a neutron. mass number does not change in this process.

3) gamma ray emission: it is a decay process in which an unstable nuclei gives excess energy by a spontaneous electromagnetic process. this decay releases . this process does not change the mass number.

4) positron emission: it is a type of decay process, in which a proton gets converted to neutron and an electron neutrino. this is also known as -decay. in this the mass number remains same.

from the above information, we see that only alpha-decay is producing a change in the mass number of the nucleus.