Does this equation show that transmutation has taken place during decay? Why or why not?
Ni – S. Ni+y
A. No, because there is conservation of the number of atoms as well
as the number of nucleons.
B. No, because high-energy electromagnetic waves are emitted.
C. Yes, because the numbers of nucleons and atoms are conserved.
D. Yes, because nickel atoms remain nickel atoms with the same
number of neutrons.