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What is the beta decay of uranium-237
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What is the beta decay of uranium-237

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During a phenomenon called beta decay the neutron of the isotope uranium 237 emits/releases an electron causing an increase of atomic number. With the reference of a periodic table the "new" element is Neptunium or Np-237. 
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