What is the charge of a beta particle? 0 1– 2+ 4+

Chemistry

2 answers:

marusya05 [52]3 years ago

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Vlada [557]3 years ago

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Answer: Option (b) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

A beta particle is a particle with a negatively charged electron. Symbol of a beta particle is $^{0}_{-1}\beta$ .

An alpha particles is basically a helium nucleus and it contains 2 protons and 2 neutrons.

Symbol of an alpha particle is $^{4}_{2}\alpha$ .

A gamma particle is basically a photon of electromagnetic radiation with a short wavelength.

Symbol of a gamma particle is $^{0}_{0}\gamma$ .

Therefore, we can conclude that the charge of a beta particle is 1-.

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