Combined Science GCSE
Beta decay
What Beta decay means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Beta decay
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A decay in which a neutron changes into a proton and an electron, so the mass number stays the same while the atomic number increases by 1.
Topics that use Beta decay
- Nuclear equations (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Alpha decay
- Beta emission
- Gamma emission
- Nuclear equation
- Nuclear equations
- Alpha emission
- Alpha particle emission
- balanced nuclear equation
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