Beta Particles vs. Electrons: Comparing Properties

[vishnu1692]

what is the difference between a beta particle and an electron in terms of its behaviour and physical 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).