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If a beta particle is an electron explain how a radioisotope undergoing beta decay ends up being a different atom?
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Beta particles, by definition, are either electrons or positrons, however most beta particles are electrons, and their production is called Beta- decay.
In Beta- decay, a neutron is converted into a proton, an electron, and an electron antineutrino. The is actually done when a down quark is converted into an up quark by emitting a W- boson, which then decays into the electron and the electron antineutrino.
Since the nucleus gains a proton, it becomes a different element.
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Negative subatomic particle?
An electron.
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What is a tiny particle with a negative electrical charge?
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What is the composition of a beta particle?
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A negatively charged particle?
A negatively charged atom is called an electron.
What is subatomic particle in an atom has a negative electrical change?
This particle from the atom is the electron.
What is a negatively charged subatomic particle'?
electronThe electron is a negatively charged particle.
