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Question
What causes the emission of β-particles?
Short Answer
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Solution
The emission of β-particles is caused by the conversion of a neutron into a proton inside an unstable nucleus, with the emission of a high-speed electron (β-particle).
\[\ce{n -> p + β}\]
This occurs to make the nucleus more stable.
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