beta radiation

vishnu1692

what is the difference between a beta particle and an electron in terms of its behaviour and pysical properties like mass etc..?

*Bob_for_short*

There is no difference, it is the same object. A betha-particle is the original name coined when radioactivity was discovered. Later on it was demonstrated that the betha-rays are just electrons (or rarely positrons).

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vishnu1692	beta radiation Tweet what is the difference between a beta particle and an electron in terms of its behaviour and pysical properties like mass etc..?

Bob_for_short	There is no difference, it is the same object. A betha-particle is the original name coined when radioactivity was discovered. Later on it was demonstrated that the betha-rays are just electrons (or rarely positrons).