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What is radioactivity caused by weak nuclear force?

Answer 1

The two kinds of beta decays are caused by weak nuclear force:

#\beta^{-}# decay : #n \quad \rightarrow p + e^{-} + \bar{\nu_e}#
#\beta^{+}# decay: #p \quad \rightarrow n + e^{+} + \nu_e#

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Answer 2

Ariana Acosta

Radioactivity caused by the weak nuclear force occurs when an unstable atomic nucleus undergoes a process called beta decay. In beta decay, a neutron within the nucleus is converted into a proton, releasing a beta particle (an electron) and an antineutrino. This process is mediated by the weak nuclear force, which is one of the fundamental forces in nature responsible for certain types of nuclear decay.

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