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What enables a neutron to change into a proton and an electron in certain unstable atoms?
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A beta particle is a what created and emitted from an unstable nucleus?
NovaNet: A beta particle is simply a high speed electron.
How does an electron differ from a neutron?
An electron has a negative charge to it, whilst a neutron has a neutral charge to it.
Does a neutron have electrons in it?
Adding an electron to a proton makes a neutron. The neutron is unstable outside of a nucleus and will usually decay to a proton and an electron. But the neutron is viewed as a particle in its own right, not a combination. At a deeper level, it is a change to the quarks that compose protons or neutrons, though not electrons. And that's probably not the whole story. Quarks have one-third or two-thirds of the electron's charge, and it is very precise. This would suggest something more basic, but no one yet has an accepted theory for what.
Is the charge of a electron always equal to the charge on a neutron?
The charge on an electron is never equal to the charge on a neutron. An electron carries one negative charge and a neutron has no net charge.
How many particles do the atom have?
5, electron, proton, neutron, nucleus, and electron cloud.
Does the ion enable a neutron to change into a proton and an electron in certain unstable atoms?
no
If P-32 undergoes Beta decay This means that P-32 atoms becomes what?
sulfur - the extra neutron decays into a proton, electron and an electron-type antineutrino. Thus the unstable 15 proton, 17 neutron complement of P32 becomes the stable 16 proton, 16 neutron complement of sulfur. The emitted electron is the beta particle.
A beta particle is a what created and emitted from an unstable nucleus?
NovaNet: A beta particle is simply a high speed electron.
When a neutron decays what does it form?
Outside the nucleus, free neutrons are unstable and have a mean lifetime of 885.7±0.8 s (about 15 minutes), decaying by emission of a negative electron and antineutrino to become a proton: : n0 → p+ + e− + νe
Do a neutron and an electron have approximately the same mass?
No, a neutron is about 1836 times the mass of an electron
How does an electron differ from a neutron?
An electron has a negative charge to it, whilst a neutron has a neutral charge to it.
Does a neutron have electrons in it?
Adding an electron to a proton makes a neutron. The neutron is unstable outside of a nucleus and will usually decay to a proton and an electron. But the neutron is viewed as a particle in its own right, not a combination. At a deeper level, it is a change to the quarks that compose protons or neutrons, though not electrons. And that's probably not the whole story. Quarks have one-third or two-thirds of the electron's charge, and it is very precise. This would suggest something more basic, but no one yet has an accepted theory for what.
Is the charge of a electron always equal to the charge on a neutron?
The charge on an electron is never equal to the charge on a neutron. An electron carries one negative charge and a neutron has no net charge.
How many particles do the atom have?
5, electron, proton, neutron, nucleus, and electron cloud.
What heappens to an atom that experiences radioactive decay?
Electron capture is the absorption of an electron by an atomic nucleus if that nucleus is neutron poor. An electron is captured, usually from an inner electron shell of that atom, and it will convert a proton in the nucleus into a neutron. We know that a neutron is converted into a proton and an electron in neutron decay, so it might be looked at as something of an opposite nuclear reaction where a proton and an electron combine to form a neutron.
How does the mass of an electron compare to the mass of the neutron?
The electron has only a small fraction of the mass of the neutron. The neutron is about 1837 times as massive as the electron. The proton is just a tiny bit less massive as the neutron, so the proton and neutron are said to have about the same amount of mass.
How does the mass of neutron compare to the mass of an electron?
The electron has only a small fraction of the mass of the neutron. The neutron is about 1837 times as massive as the electron. The proton is just a tiny bit less massive as the neutron, so the proton and neutron are said to have about the same amount of mass.
