While on vacation in the tropical Bahamas, Suzy decides to try out a water jet pack. She places the jet pack on her back (like you would wear a backpack), pushes the buttons in her hands, and water comes shooting out of the bottom of the jetpack, exerting a force on the ocean below. Why does Suzy fly up into the air? In your answer, be sure to state which of Newton's laws of motion this pertains to, describe this law, and explain how it causes Suzy to fly up into the sky.

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.

your answer is c! hope this : )