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Grade 10Modern Physics

In a radioactive decay process, the negatively charged emitted ß -particles are

(a) The electrons produced as a result of the decay of neutrons inside the nucleus

(b) The electrons produced as a result of collisions between atoms

(c) The electrons orbiting around the nucleus

(d) The electrons present inside the nucleus.

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12 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Aditi Chauhan
12 Years ago

(a)

In beta minus decay (ß-), a neutron is transformed into a proton, and an electron is emitted from the nucleus along with antineutrino.