Physics & Math · Chapter 9: Atomic & Nuclear Phenomena

Question

Beta-negative (β) decay is the decay of a ____.

Answer

Beta-negative (β) decay is the decay of a neutron into a proton, with emission of an electron and an antineutrino.
betadecay: Beta-negative ( β − ) decay is the decay of a neutron into a proton, with emission of an electron and an antineutrino.

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