radiation
Helium
one big one
When a nucleus emits a beta particle, it loses one of its neutrons and gains one proton. Hence, it's mass and atomic number remain the same but its charge and What_happens_to_a_nucleus_when_it_emits_a_beta_particlenumber is increased by +1.
The nuclear reaction is: 232Th--------------- 228Ra + α
radiation
Beta Particle
When 60Co decays by beta- decay it produces 60Ni.
U-235 emits beta particles as part of typical radioactive decay. When a beta particle is emitted, an electron is emitted and a neutron is converted into a proton.
Helium
one big one
When a nucleus emits a beta particle, it loses one of its neutrons and gains one proton. Hence, it's mass and atomic number remain the same but its charge and What_happens_to_a_nucleus_when_it_emits_a_beta_particlenumber is increased by +1.
The nuclear reaction is: 232Th--------------- 228Ra + α
When a beta particle is emitted a neutron changes to a proton in the nucleus. Thus the molecule would have one more proton, so would be an isotope of nitrogen.
It drops 2
The atomic nucleus can emit beta particles (beta radiation). A neutron emits a beta particle when it decays into a proton, and anti-neutrino, and an electron (which becomes the beta particle).
bismuth will contain 81 protons turning into Thallium with an atomic number of 81. If it emits a beta particle it doesn't change its still bismuth, only it become more energetic.