The answer is (1) natural transmutation. When Co-60 undergoes beta decay (be it beta positive or beta negative), the product is another element (Fe or Ni). Transmutation is when an element turns into another element via a nuclear process. Since this occurs without the aid of another agent that causes the nuclear change (e.g. a neutron source), it is natural transmutation.
<span>The composition of a fertilizer is usually express in NPK number. NPK number is in terms of Percent by mass of the said element which are Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium. A 15-35-15 fertilizer has 15%
Nitrogen, 35% Phosphorous, and 15% Potassium by mass. If you have 10 g of this
fertilizer, to get the number of moles of phosphorus, you multiply the mass by
35%, which is equal to 10*0.35 or 3.5 g phosphorus. Then you divide the
calculated mass of phosphorous by its molar mass which is 30.97 g/mol.
Therefore, you have 3.5/30.97 which is equal to 0.1130 mol Phosphorus. This is the amount of Phosphorus in moles in the fertilizer.</span>