Radiation Safety for UMMS Employees
16: The Atom
17: The Atomic Structure of an element is de
18: Atomic Structure Example
19: Isotopes
20: Chart of the Nuclides
21: Radiation
22: Alpha Particles
23: Intra Nuclear Reactions Alpha Decay
24: Beta Particles
25: Beta Particles
26: Beta Decay
27: Beta Decay
28: Beta Decay
29: Beta Decay
30: Beta Particle Range
31: Bremsstrahlung Radiation
32: Bremsstrahlung Radiation
33: Neutrons
34: Gamma and X-Rays
35: Photon Emission


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Beta Decay

Transforms a neutron to a proton and emits an electron (beta) to conserve charge and an antineutrino to conserve energy.


 

As a result of decay all three bodies share the energy released in the decay conservation of energy.