Q.

Choose the correct nuclear process from the below options

[p:proton, n:neutron, e-:electron, e+:positron, ν:neutrino, ν¯:antineutrino]             [2025]

1 np+e-+ν¯  
2 np+e-+ν  
3 np+e++ν¯  
4 np+e++ν  

Ans.

(1)

In nuclear processes, charge must be conserved. Also, a release of an electron (e-) is always accompanied by a release of an antineutrino (ν¯).

Hence, np+e-+ν¯ is the correct answer.