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During a β deacy an electron is emmited.


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In β decay, an unstable nucleus emits an electron forming a stable daughter nucleus. The atomic number of the daughter nucleus increases by one and the mass number remains same.
In β decay,, a neutron inside the nucleus converts into a proton and an electron.
14 6C14 7N+1e0


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