Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 32 - Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Radiation - Conceptual Questions - Page 1151: 2

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We know that in the $\beta$ decay process, an electron and an anti-neutrino are emitted. That is why the energy in this process is shared by these particles in different amounts while in the alpha particle decay process, only the alpha particles carry energy and hence the energies are well-defined.
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