So for how long?
In principle if I have a crystal of 32 phsophor in a large vacuum tube, with walls that can only absorb electrons. Then after few atom decays into sulfur the crystal will become positivly charge.
Will it stay like this for infinite time? since there is no gas to ionize...
Hi all,
when an atom goes through a beta decay, say 32 phosphorus. The final state is then 16 protons, 16 neutrons, and 15 electrons. This seems to be an ion of sulfur.
My question is, does the atom remain in a positively charged state? or does it ionize it suuroundings and captures an...