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Interpretation: Possible modes of decay for fluorine-21, fluorine-18, and fluorine-17 are to be identified.
Concept introduction: Nuclei of radioactive element decompose in various ways. There are two major categories. One involves a change in mass number of the decaying nucleus while others do not. Types of radioactive processes include
Beta particle production decay involves the production of beta particle
A helium nucleus
To determine: The possible modes of decay for fluorine-21, fluorine-18, and fluorine-17
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