Write a balanced equation for: capture of an electron by cadmium-104

104 48 Cd + 0 -1 e > 104 47 Ag

Explanation:

In the process of electron capture, the nucleus captures an electron and thus converts a proton into a neutron with the emission of a neutrino. This process increases the Neutron/Proton ratio, the captured electron is usually from the K shell. An electron from a higher energy level now drops down to fill the vacancy in the K shell and characteristic X-ray is emitted. This process usually occurs where the Neutron/proton ratio is very low and the nucleus has insufficient energy to undergo positron emission.

For 104 48 Cd, the balanced equation for K electron capture is;

104 48 Cd + 0 -1 e > 104 47 Ag