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What atomic particle do a beta particle resembles?
A beta particle is a negative electron. A positive electron is a Positron.
Which type of particle has charge of -1 and a mass of 0?
Neutrons are particles of no charge. Electrons have negative charge.
What is an electron called that is produced when neutron decays?
It is still called an "electron".On the other hand, an electron that results from radioactive decay is also known as "beta radiation"; but please note that "beta radiation" may also refer to an antielectron.
How far can beta plus particle travel?
Beta plus particles have a limited range in a given medium, typically traveling a few millimeters to several centimeters depending on their energy. Higher energy beta plus particles can penetrate further. In dense materials like lead, their range may be less than in air.
What changes take place in the nucleus when a beta particle is emitted?
Answer: It depends on the type of beta decay. There are two types of beta radiation: beta minus and beta plus. (In both cases, the mass number is not affected.)In the occurrence of beta minus decay, the atomic number will increase by one. The mass number stays the same. A neutron is changed into a proton via the weak nuclear interaction. An electron and an electron anti-neutrino are emitted. (One of the down quarks that make up the hadron is being changed to an up quark, and that is enough to change the entire hadron).In the occurrence of beta plus decay, the atomic number will decrease by one. The mass number stays the same. A proton is changed into a neutron. A positron and an electron neutrino are generally emitted.Beta minus occurs when there are too many neutrons in the nucleus. Beta plus occurs when there are too many protons in the nucleus.Important Detail: Some gamma rays are emitted shortly after beta plus, beta minus, or alpha decay because the nuclei still has excess energy.
What atomic particle do a beta particle resembles?
A beta particle is a negative electron. A positive electron is a Positron.
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.)
What are beta particles?
A beta particle is either an electron or a positron emitted by an atomic nucleus in beta decay, which is a type of radioactive decay. The phenomenon of beta decay involves a change within the atomic nucleus of an atom. One of two reactions may occur, and they involve the change of a neutron into a proton, or a proton into a neutron. When a neutron changes into a proton, we call that beta minus decay. The change of a proton into a neutron is called beta plus decay. In beta minus decay, an electron is ejected from the nucleus, and in beta plus decay, a positron is ejected from the nucleus.Use the links below to related questions and articles.
What is -1 in the beta particle?
That may refer to the electric charge.
Why the speed of beta rays emitted by the same element are different?
because the control of neucles on different electrons is different and we know that beta rays are infact electrons then we can say that the speed of beta rays emitted by the same element is different
Are Beta ray Negative or Positive?
Beta particles can be both positively AND negatively charged; theyare either high-energy, high-speed electrons (negative standard charge) or positrons (positive standard charge) emitted by certain types of radioactive nuclei such as potassium-40 ( 40K)
What is emitted when a neutron decays into a proton?
A neutron in an atomic nucleus changes into a proton and an electron and an antineutrino. The electron is ejected from the nucleus and the antineutrino escapes, and that ejected electron is called a beta minus particle. Yes, it is still an electron, but the designation as a beta minus particle makes it clear where it came from - the result of the transformation of a neutron into a proton, that electron and the antineutrino (which carries off extra energy).
Which type of particle has charge of -1 and a mass of 0?
Neutrons are particles of no charge. Electrons have negative charge.
When a beta particle strikes a living cell what happens?
One or more ion pair is created when a beta particle strikes a living thing and interacts with the molecules making up the cell. The cell may also cease to function.
What is an electron called that is produced when neutron decays?
It is still called an "electron".On the other hand, an electron that results from radioactive decay is also known as "beta radiation"; but please note that "beta radiation" may also refer to an antielectron.
Is the negative meson the same as the beta particle?
No. Beta particles are electrons (sometimes positrons, the antiparticles of electrons, are referred to as betas also). "Negative meson" is not a specific particle. It would be a type of particle which is a) a meson, or two-quark hadron, and b) negatively charged. There are several particles which fit that description, but none of them are electrons (or positrons), which are not hadrons but leptons (a type of elementary particle, not made up of quarks at all). --------------------------------------------------------------- No, a beta particle is an electron or positron. Mesons are not produced by radioactive decay, but appear in nature only as short-lived products of very high-energy interactions in matter and are composed of one quark and one antiquark, bound together by the strong interaction. Charged mesons decay (sometimes through intermediate particles) to form electrons and neutrinos. Uncharged mesons may decay to photons.
A atom with a altered number of neutrons?
Two atoms with the same # of protons & electrons but different # of neutrons are called isotopes, which is what I assume you want. If the number of neutrons changes, and # protons increases, then there is a Beta - particle emitted. If # of protons decreases, then an alpha particle is emitted.
