As Sam drove home from baseball practice, he began to wonder just how far he lived from the field. It typically took him 45 minutes to make it home. His mind began to tick, and Sam determined that the distance he drove along roads from the baseball field to his driveway was not representative of the actual distance between the two locations. What did his grandfather used to say? It was something about “as the crow flies” and displacement. He would have to look it up, or maybe even call his grandfather. How could Sam determine the distance he drove and the true displacement between the two locations? Be sure to explain fully, as well as solve mathematically.

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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.

there are no contact forces mentioned on the list of choices that you've provided.

1 is a answer of a question