Electrons and positrons are produced by the nuclear transformations of protons and neutrons known as beta decay.

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Electrons and positrons are produced by the nuclear transformations of protons and neutrons known as beta decay.
(a) If a proton transforms into a neutron, is an electron or a positron produced?
(b) If a neutron transforms into a proton, is an electron or a positron produced?
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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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