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In beta minus decay (as opposed to beta plus decay), the ejected electron will leave the nucleus and the decay event at fairly high kinetic energy. The actual energy will depend on which atom underwent the beta decay. That means there are a range of energies possible. This electron will scatter (collide) and lose energy, and then, having lost much of its kinetic energy, it will just end up "adrift" as a static charge, and finally it will go to ground.
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∙ 14y agoi neutron is converted into one proton by the emission of one electron. Since the electron cannot stay in or near the nucleus it moves away at the speed of around 10 to the power 8 m/s. The atom moves up by one place in the Periodic Table. Eg- if a atom has 83 protons and 85 neutrons after beta emission it will have 84 protons and 84 neutrons. 1 electron would be emitted.
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∙ 11y agothe mass remains unchanged during beta decay
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∙ 11y agoits atomic number is increased by one.
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∙ 11y agoit dies
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Do allpha beta and gamma rays come from same element?
They can do, it depends on what element. For example Alpha Decay only happens with intermediate elements.
How many protons are in a radioisotope?
The most common type of beta-decay is beta-negative decay. A neutron decomposes to a proton, an electron, and an anti-neutrino. This involves one proton.
Does beta decay occur during the rearrangement of protons and neutrons in the nucleus?
No. Beta decay occurs when the Weak Force transforms a neutron to a proton or vice versa.
What is a good explanation why the atomic number stays the same during beta decay?
To my knowledge (and I stand to be corrected on this), the atomic number of an element does not stay the same after beta decay but increases or decreases by 1 depending on the direction of the decay; if a neutron becomes a proton, the atomic number changes by +1; if a proton becomes a neutron, the atomic number changes by -1.
What is the difference between ultra violet alpha and ultra violet beta rays?
Ultraviolet is low energy light. Alpha particles are helium nucleii ejected from the nucleus of a heavy element during radioactive decay. Beta particles are electrons (or positrons) ejected from the nucleus of an element during radioactive decay.There is no such thing as "ultra violet alpha and ultra violet beta" rays.
What happens to the total number of nucleons during beta decay?
Beta- decay involves changing a neutron into a proton, so, beta- decay would increase the number of protons by 1.
Do element identities reamin the same or change during nuclear decay?
That depends on the nuclear decay type. For gamma decay, the identity does NOT change, but for alpha and beta, it does.
Do allpha beta and gamma rays come from same element?
They can do, it depends on what element. For example Alpha Decay only happens with intermediate elements.
How many protons are in a radioisotope?
The most common type of beta-decay is beta-negative decay. A neutron decomposes to a proton, an electron, and an anti-neutrino. This involves one proton.
What new element is then created by a single beta decay of this isotope 239U?
Uranium-239 decays by beta- decay to neptunium-239.
When an atom undergoes radioactive decay does it become a different element?
That depends on the type of decay, alpha and beta decay change the atom into a different element but gamma decay does not.
What is the lightest element that can undergo radioactive decay and what type of decay occurs in that element?
The lightest "element" that can undergo radioactive decay is the isotope hydrogen-3, which undergoes beta decay. The lightest element with no radioactively stable isotopes is technetium, and its isotopes have different modes of decay.
What element is formed when 60CO emits a beta particle?
When 60Co decays by beta- decay it produces 60Ni.
A negative charged particle emitted during radioactive decay?
An electron during beta decay.
In alpha and beta decay the parent elements is always a different element from the daughter element?
true
Alpha decay and beta decay are two forms of radioactive decay that cause .?
Transmutation, which is the change of atoms from one element to another.
Alpha decay and beta decay are two forms of decay that cause transmutation?
Transmutation, which is the change of atoms from one element to another.
