Beta Decay: Beta decay is a type of radioactive decay in which a nucleus emits a beta particle, which is either an electron or a positron. Beta decay occurs when a nucleus has too many or too few neutrons relative to its number of protons. The process can result in the conversion of a neutron into a proton or vice versa.
There are two types of beta decay: beta-minus decay and beta-plus decay. In beta-minus decay, a neutron in the nucleus is converted into a proton, and an electron and an antineutrino are emitted. In beta-plus decay, a proton in the nucleus is converted into a neutron, and a positron and a neutrino are emitted.
During beta decay, the parent nucleus transforms into a daughter nucleus with a different atomic number, but the same mass number. The emitted beta particle has a charge of either -1 (in the case of an electron) or +1 (in the case of a positron), and is typically emitted with a high velocity.
Beta decay plays an important role in nuclear physics and has several practical applications, including:
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