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Q: What happens when a beta decay occurs?
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What happens when beta decay occurs?

Alpha rot follows.


How does a nucleus change when beta decay of the nucleus occurs?

The atomic number increases by one unit when a beta decay occurs.


How does the atomic number of a nucleus change when beta decay occurs?

The atomic number increases by one unit when a beta decay occurs.


Determine what type of decay occurs when thorium-231 undergoes radioactive decay to form protactinium-231?

Thorium 234: Beta decay. Atomic number increases by 1.


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 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.


In beta decay what happens within the nucleus of the atom?

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What happens to polonium when beta particles are emitted?

The beta minus decay of polonium isotopes is extremely rare. Beta decay involve the increase of the atomic number with 1.Example: Po-218----------------beta minus---------------At-218


Are beta emission and beta decay the same?

There is a difference between beta emitters and beta particles. In situations where an atomic nucleus exhibits nuclear instability due to too many neutrons for the number of protons or vice versa, that nucleus may undergo beta decay. It the decay event occurs, that atom is considered a beta emitter. The emitted particle is the beta particle. That's the difference. (There are two different beta particles, so check the articles on beta decay to get the scoop.)


Why does alpha and beta decay more commonly occur in radioisotopes?

Because the less protons are in an atom the quicker it decays.


What are three types of beta decay?

There are two types of beta decay, and they are beta plus (beta +) decay and beta minus (beta -) decay. A post already exists on beta decay, and a link to that related question can be found below.


Can Radioactive decay can involve electrons?

Yes. That's what "beta radiation" is. (occurs when a neutron becomes a proton).