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http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/subjects/AQA-PHYA5-1-W-QP-JUN11.PDF
Someone explain how B+ decay goes down 1 left and then 1 right

http://pmt.physicsandmathstutor.com/download/Physics/A-level/Topic-Qs/AQA-Old/Unit-5/Set-A/5.1%20Radioactivity.pdf
Then can someone explain how B- decay goes down 1 left and then 1 right?

The MS for this is messed up :_:

For Beta+ we remove a proton, add a neutron, and out pops the B+ and ve... this MS shows the opposite, with neutron number decreasing and proton number increasing. I think the typo here is that it should be B- decay...?

The MS for this is messed up :_:

For Beta+ we remove a proton, add a neutron, and out pops the B+ and ve... this MS shows the opposite, with neutron number decreasing and proton number increasing. I think the typo here is that it should be B- decay...?

That's right, the reaction is

$^A_Z{X} \rightarrow {_{Z-1}^A{X}} + \beta ^+ + \nu _e$

for $\beta ^+$ decay, and

$^A_Z{X} \rightarrow {_{Z+1}^A{X}} + \beta ^- + \overline{\nu _e}$

Where A is the number of neutrons + protons, Z is the number of protons.

So does B+ go 1 left then 1 up?

Should, yes

which is the same as electron capture right?
does alpha emission go 2 up 2 right? or 2 down and 2 left?

which is the same as electron capture right?
does alpha emission go 2 up 2 right? or 2 down and 2 left?