Disintegration type of some radionuclides, e.g. K-40, Mn-54, Fe-55. The nucleusPositively charged nucleus of an atom. Its diameter amounts ... of an atomSmallest particle of an element which cannot be chemically d... captures an electronElementary particle with a negative electrical elementary ch... of the atomic shell, whereby a protonElementary particle with a positive electrical elementary ch... in the nucleusPositively charged nucleus of an atom. Its diameter amounts ... converts into a neutronUncharged elementary particle with a mass of 1.67492716 ·10.... The formed nuclideA nuclide is a type of atom characterized by its proton numb... has an atomic numberNumber of protons in an atomic nucleus. Each chemical elemen... which is smaller by one unit; the mass numberMass of an atom in nuclear mass units. Number of protons and... remains the same. Example: K-40 + e- => Ar-40.
ElectronElementary particle with a negative electrical elementary ch... capture; capture of an electronElementary particle with a negative electrical elementary ch... from the nuclear shell of the electronElementary particle with a negative electrical elementary ch... sheath during the disintegration of potassium-40 into argon-40