Answer:
B
The increase in the atomic number
I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is option D. The action that leads to crystal formation in minerals is that atoms or molecules form repeating patterns. Minerals are known to have a crystalline structure in which they exhibit short range and long range patterns.
<u>Answer:</u> The beta-particle is being released in the reaction and the nucleus is changing from to nitrogen.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Carbon-14 undergoes a radioactive decay by the process of beta-minus decay.
In beta-minus decay, a neutron gets converted to a proton and an electron.
The equation for the beta-minus decay of carbon-14 follows the reaction:

In this reaction beta-particle is being released carrying -1 charge. Another name for this particle is known as electron.
In this decay process, the nucleus is changing from carbon to nitrogen. The property of the nucleus is changing completely as number of protons is getting increased.