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beta particle

be·ta par·ti·cle (plural be·ta par·ti·cles) or β-particle


noun 
Definition:
 
electron created by radioactive emission: a high-speed electron emitted from the nucleus of an atom during radioactive decay and created by the splitting of a neutron into a proton and an electron

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