Multiple choice

Along with an electron or positron, beta decay also produces __________.

  1. alpha particles

  2. Helium nuclei

  3. a proton core

  4. a neutrino
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Explanation

Beta decay involves the transformation of a neutron into a proton (or vice versa), which emits a beta particle (electron or positron) and an antineutrino or neutrino to conserve lepton number and energy.

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