Beta Particles Are Best Described as ____, Ejected at High

question 10

Multiple Choice

Beta particles are best described as ____, ejected at high speeds from a radioactive nucleus.

• A) protons
• B) particles similar in size to an electron, but oppositely charged
• C) electrons
• D) neutral particles weighing approximately one atomic mass unit
• E) positive particles identical to the nucleus of an atom of ⁴He

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