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What is subatomic particles with a positive charge?
protonpositron - antielectron
What is the anti-matter equivalent of an electron?
The anti-matter equivalent of an electron is a positron. Positrons have the same mass as electrons but have a positive charge. When a positron and an electron collide, they annihilate each other, releasing energy in the form of gamma rays.
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.
What is positron capture?
The decay of an unstable atom by absorbing a wandering positron into the nucleus, converting a neutron into a proton. One example is how a radioactive form of iodine, 131I, can use positron capture to become xenon, 131Xe. This is a stable, so the conversion is a big help.
What is the particle which is opposite in charge to the electron?
The particle that has the opposite charge of an electron is the proton. The electron has a charge of -1 while the proton has a charge of +1. (Though they have equal - but opposite - charges, the proton is about 1836 times more massive than the electron.) It might be worth mentioning that the antiparticle of the electron, the positron, also has a charge of +1. And it (the positron or antielectron) has a mass identical to the electron's. (An antielectron, the positron, will combine with an electron when the pair are at low energy in an annhilation event. Both particles will have their masses converted into energy.)
What is an antielectron neutrino?
An antielectron neutrino is an antileptonic elementary particle - the antiparticle of an electron neutrino.
What is subatomic particles with a positive charge?
protonpositron - antielectron
What is anti hydrogen?
Antihydrogen is a form of antimatter consisting of an antiproton and a positron (antielectron). When antihydrogen comes into contact with ordinary matter, they annihilate each other, releasing energy in the form of gamma rays. Scientists study antihydrogen to better understand the nature of antimatter and its interactions with ordinary matter.
What is the reaction product of tritium which is a beta emitter?
A neutron in the nucleus of the tritium atom decays into a proton and an electron and an antielectron neutrino. The proton remains in the nucleus causing the atomic number to increase by 1 as the atom becomes that of a different element while mass number remains the same, He3. The electron and antielectron neutrino are emitted from the nucleus.
Is there proof that antimatter exist?
Yes, antimatter has been experimentally observed through the creation and study of antiparticles such as the positron (antielectron) and antiproton. These antiparticles have properties opposite to their normal matter counterparts, providing evidence for the existence of antimatter.
What is the anti-matter equivalent of an electron?
The anti-matter equivalent of an electron is a positron. Positrons have the same mass as electrons but have a positive charge. When a positron and an electron collide, they annihilate each other, releasing energy in the form of gamma rays.
Is a proton the opposite of a electron?
No. The opposite of an electron is an antielectron or positron, which has exactly the same mass but opposite charge. A proton has opposite charge from that of an electron, but it is about 1836 times more massive.
Do positrons are similar to electrons?
It's all quite simple. The electron is a subatomic particle carrying a negative electric charge. It has no known components or substructure, and therefore is believed to be an elementary particle.[2] An electron has a mass that is approximately 1/1836 that of the proton. The positron or antielectron is the antiparticle or the antimatter counterpart of the electron. The positron has an electric charge of +1e, a spin of 1⁄2, and the same mass as an electron.
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.
What is the composition of a beta particle?
A beta particle is either an electron or a positron (antielectron) emitted from the nucleus of an atom during radioactive decay. It has a mass of approximately 1/1836 atomic mass unit and carries a single unit of negative (for electrons) or positive (for positrons) charge.
What is positron capture?
The decay of an unstable atom by absorbing a wandering positron into the nucleus, converting a neutron into a proton. One example is how a radioactive form of iodine, 131I, can use positron capture to become xenon, 131Xe. This is a stable, so the conversion is a big help.
Can one neutron can split into an alpha particle and a beta particle?
No, this is not possible. There are multiple reasons one could give for this. For example electric charge is not conserved; the neutron has no charge, the beta particle has a charge of -1 (times the positive elementary charge) and the alpha particle has a charge of +2. Therefore you go from 0 charge to (-1 + 2 = 1) +1 charge. You could fix this by making two beta particles (but it would still not work for the reasons below). Every such reaction must conserve baryon number. A baryon is an object consisting of three quarks. The neutron is a baryon and therefore has baryon number +1. The alpha particle consists of two neutrons and two protons (the proton is also a baryon) so it has baryon number +4. The beta particle has baryon number 0. So the reaction n -> alpha + beta would increase the total baryon number by (+4 - 1 = 3) 3 which is not allowed. To fix this one would need, for example, to add three baryons to the initial state. The lepton number is also not conserved by this reaction. Protons and neutrons both have lepton number 0, but the beta particle has lepton number +1. Therefore this reaction would go from lepton number 0 to +1, which is also not allowed. This could be easily fixed by adding an antielectron-neutrino to the final state. A possible reaction that would fix everything would be something like: 4n -> alpha + 2 beta + 2 antielectron-neutrinos
