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radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle
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The process of radioactive decay in which a neutron loses a beta particle, which is physically identical to an electron. This increases the atomic number of the atom by one by turning the neutron into a proton. The atom's atomic mass number stays the same because the total number of protons and neutrons remain the same. The most common form of radioactive decay.
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Symbol Radioactive decay where an atom decays into an isobar and emits either an electron or an antielectron (positron).
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The emission of electrons or positrons (particles identical to electrons, but with a positive electrical charge) from the nucleus of an element in the process of radioactive decay of the element.
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The process in which a neutron emits an electron and an anti-neutrino as it transforms into a proton. When this happens inside a nucleus, the charge of the nucleus is increased by one unit.
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