anyone explain to me why in b- decay, the new atom doesn't have a positive charge. A neutron becomes a proton and an electron, but the electron is released, so I'd assume the new atom must have positive charge
anyone explain to me why in b- decay, the new atom doesn't have a positive charge. A neutron becomes a proton and an electron, but the electron is released, so I'd assume the new atom must have positive charge
If there's decay, another particle is created. If an electron (-b particle) is released,there must be a positron (a sub-atomic +b particle, not an atom) to counteract it.
