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Usually when isotopes undergo beta decay they emit an electron, but some isotopes emit a positron instead. This depends on the relative number of neutrons to protons in the isotope which type of beta particle is emitted. An excess of neutrons leads to the emission of an electron, while an excess of protons leads to the emission of a positron.
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How is a beta particle produced?
A beta particle is produced in a process called beta decay, in which a neutron becomes a proton or vise versa. There are two forms of beta decay:normal beta decay - a neutron becomes a proton, a beta particle (i.e. electron) and an antineutrinoantibeta decay - a proton becomes a neutron, an antibeta particle (i.e. positron) and a neutrino
What is the product of radioactive decay called?
Product of radioactive decay 42He is an alpha particle
What is the nuclear decay equation for radium-288?
The equation for the beta decay of 24Na is: 1124Na --> 1224Mg + -10e where the e is a negative beta particle or electron.
When cobalt 60 undergoes nuclear decay it emits?
Beta Particle
What is the nuclear decay equation for cesium 137?
The equation for the beta decay of 137Cs is: 55137Cs --> 56137Ba + -10e where the -10e is a negative beta particle or electron.
When the hydrogen isotope tritium 3 emits a beta particle it becomes an isotope of?
Helium
A beta particle is formed in the nucleus of an isotope due to the?
Radioactive decay; beta decay is a type of radioactive decay in which a beta particle (an electron or a positron) is emitted
If Thorium looses a beta particle what element does it become?
An example of beta decay for a thorium isotope: Th-231(beta)Pa-231.
What will an atom of an isotope with a large neutron to proton ratio probably emit?
Beta particle
DO BETA particles cause ionisation?
yes, a BETA particle is an electron. As these leave the isotope, it becomes a positive ion of the substance it began as.
Charged particles that are given off by the nuclei of radioisotopes as they decay are called?
Either an Alpha particle or Beta particle depending on what isotope it comes from
When C6 emits a beta particle what does it become?
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.
What element was present at the beginning of the release of a beta particle and an isotope of curium?
The isotopes Cm-249, Cm-251 and Cm-252 are transformed by beta decay in the isotopes Bk-249, Bk-251 and Bk-252.
What element is present at the beginning when you release beta particle from the isotope curium?
The isotopes Cm-249, Cm-251 and Cm-252 are transformed by beta decay in the isotopes Bk-249, Bk-251 and Bk-252.
When a beta particle is emitted does the mass number of the isotope remains unchanged?
With the ejection of a beta particle (electron), there is a minute loss of mass. Electrons have very low mass. The atomic number increases though as a neutron is transformed into a proton. A antineutrino is also ejected. In a similar process, positron emission also called beta decay,- a positron is emitted and a proton is transformed into a neutron, the atomic number decreases. A neutrino is also ejected.
What is a nuclear equation for technetium decay?
The equation for the beta decay of 165Ta is: 73165Ta --> 72165Hf + 10e + ve where the e is a positive beta particle or positron.
What is needed to produce curium-244 and a beta particle?
The isotope curium 244 is obtained by nuclear reactions between plutonium and neutrons. The decay of Cm 244 is by alpha disintegration, not beta.
