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Dictionary of Environmental Health

beta particle

A radioactive particle equivalent to an electron. It has a mass 1/1836 that of a PROTON and carries a negative charge. Some beta particles carry a positive charge; if so, they are known as positrons.

See also: ALPHA PARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; RADIATION

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Beta Particle from Dictionary of Environmental Health. ISBN: 0-203-16591-8. Published: 2003–07–18. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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