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Why does beta decay not change the total electrical charge of an atom?

April 26, 2017Atom beta charge decay electrical Mathematics Physics total

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Why does beta decay not change the total electrical charge of an atom?

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in a beta decay the atom looses a certain number of electrons say n. The initially neutral atom will have after decay a negative charge -ne e representing the absolute charge of an electron.