Assertion: beta decay | /r/CapableOf | convert neutron
Facets:
value: to a proton
type: OTHER
value: effectively
type: MANNER
value: to an electron
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to form neptunium-239
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Beta decay converts a neutron to a proton and emits a high-energy electron, producing a daughter nucleus with the same mass number as the parent and an atomic number that is higher by 1.
text: Neutrons from the fission of uranium-235 are captured by uranium-238 nuclei to form uranium-239; a beta decay converts a neutron into a proton to form neptunium-239 (half-life 2.36 days) and another beta decay forms plutonium-239.
text: Beta-minus decay effectively converts a neutron to a proton and an electron, which is immediately ejected from the nucleus.