Which of the following best defines spring constant ? a. the amount of force needed to extend or compression of a spring for every 1 kilogram of the spring.
b. the amount of force needed every 1 meter of stretch or compression of the spring.
c. the amount of energy needed to extend or compress a spring for every 1 kilogram of mass of the spring.
d. the amount of energy needed for every 1 meter of stretch or compression of the spring. ​

your answer gonna be The letter C is the correct answer

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.

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