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Soddy and Fajans stated the laws of
transmutation which govern the process by which one element transmutes
into another (this is what the alchemists dreamt of achieving). |
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The following equation
expresses the relationship among the elements and particles which
intervene in b emission.
Soddy's 2nd law: When a radioactive atom emits a beta particle, its atomic number increases by one unit. |
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How is this explained?
The cause of the b emission is that, in
the nucleus, a neutron is transformed into a proton and
an electron. |
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