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beta decay

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Beta decay: a nucleus ejects an electron or positron (e±). (There is a third type of beta decay, namely electron capture, where the nucleus, instead of ejecting a particle, absorbs a particle, namely an electron.)

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beta decay (countable and uncountable, plural beta decays)

  1. (nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a beta particle (electron or positron) is emitted.

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