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There are two types of beta decay: beta plus decay and beta minus decay. Only beta minus decay, however, occurs naturally.<br> | <p>There are two types of beta decay: beta plus decay and beta minus decay. Only beta minus decay, however, occurs naturally<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="[1]">Breithaupt J. AQA physics A A2: student’s book. UK: Nelson Thornes. 2008.</span>.<br /> | ||
</p><p>Beta minus decay occurs in unstable <a href="Nuclei">nuclei</a> with too many <a href="Neutrons">neutrons</a>. One of the neutrons becomes a <a href="Proton">proton</a> in a process that involves the release of a <a href="Β particle">β<sup>- </sup>particle</a> (a high energy <a href="Electron transport chain">electron</a>) and an <a href="Antineutrino">antineutrino</a>. The result is the nuclei of a different <a href="Element">element</a>. This element is located one box to the right of the original element on the <a href="Periodic table">periodic table</a> <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="[1]" />.<br /><sup></sup> | |||
Beta minus decay occurs in unstable | </p><p>Beta plus decay occurs in unstable nuclei with too many protons. One proton becomes a neutron with the release of a β<sup>+ </sup>particle (a <a href="Positron">positron</a>) and a <a href="Neutrino">neutrino</a>. The result of this decay is the nuclei of a different element, which is located one box to the left of the original element on the periodic table<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="[1]" />.<sup></sup> | ||
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There are two types of beta decay: beta plus decay and beta minus decay. Only beta minus decay, however, occurs naturallyBreithaupt J. AQA physics A A2: student’s book. UK: Nelson Thornes. 2008..
Beta minus decay occurs in unstable <a href="Nuclei">nuclei</a> with too many <a href="Neutrons">neutrons</a>. One of the neutrons becomes a <a href="Proton">proton</a> in a process that involves the release of a <a href="Β particle">β- particle</a> (a high energy <a href="Electron transport chain">electron</a>) and an <a href="Antineutrino">antineutrino</a>. The result is the nuclei of a different <a href="Element">element</a>. This element is located one box to the right of the original element on the <a href="Periodic table">periodic table</a> .
Beta plus decay occurs in unstable nuclei with too many protons. One proton becomes a neutron with the release of a β+ particle (a <a href="Positron">positron</a>) and a <a href="Neutrino">neutrino</a>. The result of this decay is the nuclei of a different element, which is located one box to the left of the original element on the periodic table.