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744 words, approx. 3 pages
Beta Radiation Beta radiation is the emission of an electron from the nucleus of a radioactive isotope. This electron comes from one of the neutrons in an unstable nucleus. The weak nuclear force is i... Read more
742 words, approx. 3 pages
Beta Radiation Beta radiation is the emission of an electron from the nucleus of a radioactive isotope. This electron comes from one of the neutrons in an unstable nucleus. The weak nuclear force is i... Read more
391 words, approx. 2 pages
Beta Particle Henri Becquerel discovered the ability of certain materials to give off radiation spontaneously ( radioactivity) in 1896. The logical follow-up question to this discovery was what the na... Read more
99 words, approx. 1 pages
Beta Particle An electron emitted by the nucleus of a radioactive atom. The beta particle is produced when a neutron within the nucleus decays into a proton and an electron. Beta particles have greate... Read more