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The "beta decay" is named after the type of particles emitted - beta particles.
A beta particle is either an electron, or an anti-electron (a.k.a. "positron").
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Energy and high-speed atomic particles released during a nuclear reaction are called?
Can be alpha, beta particles in radioactive decay, or neutrons in fission. There is also gamma ray energy which is part of the EM spectrum I believe the answer your looking for is Radiation
What is a by product of radioactive decay?
The 3 things that can happen during radioactive decay is the 3 parts of decay: Alpha decay, Beta decay, and Gamma decay. In alpha decay, which is the weakest part of decay, it has a positive helium neuclus(2 protons and 2 neutrons), and the particles will burn your skin, but can be easily stopped by a peice of paper. This is the most ionising as the helium nucleus can take electrons from other atoms and make them unstable. This can give rise to cancers as it distorts cells. In Beta decay (an electron or a positron) is emitted. In the case of electron emission, it is referred to as "beta minus" (β−). It can be stopped by 3mm of aluminum. Gamma decay, which is the strongest, can only be stopped by 3cm of lead. It has electromagnetic waves, it contains the most energy, and therefore is the most penetrating, but normally it just passes straight through the human body. Radioactive decay can be very harmful, and its best to stay away. This question has been anwsered by Rae-Ann Salisbury.
What type of particles are released as part of alpha decay?
It is the alpha particle, which is actually a helium-4 nucleus, that is emitted during alpha decay. The helium-4 nucleus, you'll recall, consists of two protons and two neutrons.See the links below for more information.
How beta particles are emitted from nuclei as there are no electrons in nucleas of an atom than from where beta rays are emmited?
nucleus is a very complicated region and we known little about thattheoretically a neutron is broken down to a proton and a beta particle during radioactivity so with in nucleus beta particle is a part of neutron.
How beta radiations from nucleus when nucleus contain no elements?
Beta is produced by the weak nuclear force.n --> p + e- + v, decay to electron & antineutrinop --> n + e+ + v, decay to positron & neutrinoThe leptons do not preexist in the nucleus, their wavelength would be too long for that.I think you are confused when you say "contain no elements". No nucleus contains elements, the nucleus is part of an atom and atoms are part of elements & compounds.Perhaps you meant to say "contain no electrons". If so you are right, see above. The leptons (electron, positron, neutrinos) are created by a decay process mediated by the weak nuclear force.
Which type of radiation alpha beta or gamma is a fast moving electron ejected from the nucleus?
A fast moving electron given off as part of a nuclear reactions is a beta particle. Also, anti-electrons, known as positrons, are beta particles. Electrons are involved in beta- decay, along with anti-neutrinos; and positrons are involved in beta+ decay, along with neutrinos.
What happens when U-235emits a beta particle?
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.
Energy and high-speed atomic particles released during a nuclear reaction are called?
Can be alpha, beta particles in radioactive decay, or neutrons in fission. There is also gamma ray energy which is part of the EM spectrum I believe the answer your looking for is Radiation
What is a by product of radioactive decay?
The 3 things that can happen during radioactive decay is the 3 parts of decay: Alpha decay, Beta decay, and Gamma decay. In alpha decay, which is the weakest part of decay, it has a positive helium neuclus(2 protons and 2 neutrons), and the particles will burn your skin, but can be easily stopped by a peice of paper. This is the most ionising as the helium nucleus can take electrons from other atoms and make them unstable. This can give rise to cancers as it distorts cells. In Beta decay (an electron or a positron) is emitted. In the case of electron emission, it is referred to as "beta minus" (β−). It can be stopped by 3mm of aluminum. Gamma decay, which is the strongest, can only be stopped by 3cm of lead. It has electromagnetic waves, it contains the most energy, and therefore is the most penetrating, but normally it just passes straight through the human body. Radioactive decay can be very harmful, and its best to stay away. This question has been anwsered by Rae-Ann Salisbury.
Nucleus has no electron yet can eject them.Why?
In beta decay (β⁻), a neutron converts to a proton, and emits an electron and an electron antineutrino. So the electron wasn't there from the start; it gets created as part of the beta decay.
What part do particles play in radiation?
Particle radiations: alpha particles, beta particles, positrons, neutrons, protons, muons, neutrinos, etc.
What is a fast-moving electron given off by a nucleus during radioactive decay.?
One part of a beta- particle. The other part is an electron antineutrino
Strontium decays by beta decay part of the nuclear equation is shown below fill in the blank with a number?
39 APEX
What type of particles are released as part of alpha decay?
It is the alpha particle, which is actually a helium-4 nucleus, that is emitted during alpha decay. The helium-4 nucleus, you'll recall, consists of two protons and two neutrons.See the links below for more information.
Radium-228 decays by alpha decay Part of the nuclear equation is shown?
224
Write a balanced equation when Zinc 64 undergoes beta decay?
In beta decay, we see one of two things happening. In one case, a proton in an atomic nucleus is converted into a neutron (beta minus decay) and a new element is formed with the ejection of an electron and an antineutrino. In the second case, a neutron in an atomic nucleus is converted into a proton (beta plus decay) and a new element is formed with the ejection of a positron and a nuetrino. If we were to write the formulae for these reactions we'd have to "generalize" them since we won't specify an element. But we can just pick two examples and post them. We see that carbon-14 undergoes beta minus decay to become nitrogen-14 in this equation: 614C => 714N + e- + ve The carbon-14 nucleus has a neutron within it change into a proton Then we see both a beta minus particle, an electron with high kinetic energy, and an antineutrino ejected from the nucleus. When sodium-22 undergoes beta plus decay to become neon-22, it looks like this equation: 1122Na => 1022Ne + e+ + ve The sodium-22 nucleus has a proton within it change into a neutron. We'll then see a beta plus particle, a positron (an antielectron) with high kinetic energy, and a neutrino ejected from the nucleus. That's the long and short of it. Use the link below to learn more about beta decay. It will lead you to, "What is beta decay?" here on WikiAnswers, and it has been answered.
How beta particles are emitted from nuclei as there are no electrons in nucleas of an atom than from where beta rays are emmited?
nucleus is a very complicated region and we known little about thattheoretically a neutron is broken down to a proton and a beta particle during radioactivity so with in nucleus beta particle is a part of neutron.
