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Current Deck: Physics AQA GCSE::P4: Atomic Structure::P4.2: Atoms and Nuclear Radiation::P4.2.5: Beta Decay
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What happens to the mass and atomic number of the new nuclei?
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- Therefore, the mass number of the decaying nuclei remains the same.
- Electrons have an atomic number of -1.
- This means that the new nuclei will increase its atomic number by 1 in order to maintain the overall atomic number before and after the decay.
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