Converting carbon to nitrogen by increasing the number of protons from 6 to 7 and decreasing the number of neutrons from 8 to 7 is an example of what type of decay?

Answer 1

Beta Decay

Answer 2

This process is an example of beta decay. In beta decay, a neutron in the nucleus is converted into a proton, releasing a beta particle (an electron) and an antineutrino. This leads to a change in the atomic number of the element while the mass number remains the same.