Why atomic no.increases by 1 when bita-particle is projected in radioactivity?
ARCHISHMAN SATPATHY , 6 Years ago
Grade 12
1 Answers
Arun
Last Activity: 6 Years ago
An atom’s atomic number is defined as the number of protons in the nucleus. This is done because it defines the number of electrons the atom has, which defines it’s chemical reactivity. The nucleus actually consists of both protons and neutrons. When a nucleus decays, one of the neutrons splits and becomes a beta particle and a proton. So, now the nucleus will have one less neutron (which wasn’t counted in the atomic number before) and becomes a proton which is counted.
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