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History of Science and Technology Q&A for Kids and Others (March 24, 2021)

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What Is the History of Radioactivity?

Nuclear bata decay was observed when radioactivity was discovered. Protons, so far as we can tell, are completely stable particles. Neutrons have a lifetime of about 15 minutes. A free neutron, not bound in a nucleus, simply decays to a proton, electron and ant neutrino. That process is an example af bata decay.

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