Beta-Minus Decay Process Explained with Nuclear Diagram #3073793 (License: Personal Use)

This schematic illustrates beta-minus (β⁻) decay, where a neutron within an unstable, neutron-rich nucleus decays into a proton, emitting a high-energy electron (beta particle) and an electron antineutrino. The daughter nucleus has one more proton and one fewer neutron than the parent, shifting it toward greater stability on the chart of nuclides. The process conserves lepton number, charge, and baryon number.

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