In the weak interaction in the decay of the neutron, what happens to the W- particle produced in the process?
A. It becomes an electron.
B. It becomes a neutrino.
C. It becomes an electron and an electron neutrino.
D. It becomes an electron and an electron antineutrino.
E. Nothing; it stays a W-particle.
D. It becomes an electron and an electron antineutrino.
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