Sentences with phrase «undergo beta decay»
«When a nucleus can't take in any more neutrons, it will undergo beta decay, which converts a neutron in the nucleus into a proton, while releasing an electron and a lightweight particle called an anti-neutrino.
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If you watched an atom of carbon 14 undergo beta decay to an atom of nitrogen 14, what was the cause for that atom of nitrogen 14?
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Beta decay is often very slow, and, if the flux of neutrons is high, the nucleus might capture another neutron before there is time for it to undergo decay.