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Chromium-51 is used in diagnosing the pathology of the spleen. The nucleus of this isotope captures an electron according to the following equation. What is the transmutation product?\[\frac{51}{24} \mathrm{Cr}+_{-1}^{0} \longrightarrow ?\]
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