OK....
During "beta decay", one of the protons in the nucleus spontaneously turns into a neutron, giving off a high-velocity electron in the process. Thus the stomic number increases by one (as there is now an extra proton) and the mass number is unchanged. The escaping electron is called a beta particle.
No, it is NOT correct- a correct statement would be:
During "beta decay", one of the Neutrons in the nucleus spontaneously turns into a Proton, giving off an electron in the process. Thus the stomic number increases by one (as there is now an extra proton) and the mass number is unchanged. The escaping electron is called a beta particle.
:) I am sure you knew that already....