9. A soft drink distibutor drove west 11 km from Minnehaha to Nut Plains. She then turned around and drove back east for 209 km to Dover What distance did the soft drink dibutor travel
Distance

220km

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Distance traveled from Minnehaha to Nut Plains  = 11km

Distance traveled to Dover  = 209km

Unknown:

The distance the soft drink distributor traveled  = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem, we  must understand that distance is the total length of path covered in a journey.

 So;

     Distance  = 209km + 11km  = 220km

The soft drink distributor covered 220km

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.

hi there!

out of the two, (b) precision would be more reasonable.   however, both a and b could be pretty reasonable.

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