Assertion: ion's electron | /r/Synonym | beta particles
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text: Electrons produced in nuclear decay are called beta particles.
text: For example, when a radioactive atom undergoes conventional beta decay, a neutron in the nucleus is transformed into an electron (called the beta particle) and a proton plus a third particle called an antineutrino (an antiparticle that is nearly massless with zero charge).