This emission is the ejection of an electron from the nuclear as a nuetron is split

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Camilla Ward

22 April, 09:01

This emission is the ejection of an electron from the nuclear as a nuetron is split

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Beta decay occurs in elements with more neutrons than protons, so a neutron splits into a proton and an electron. The proton stays in the nucleus and the electron is emitted. this is called positron emission.