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What is another name for a beta minus (β–) particle?

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A beta minus particle is an electron.  
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Answer: Another name for beta-minus particle is electron.

Explanation: Beta-minus particle
(_(-1)^0\beta )
is released during the beta-minus decay nuclear reaction.

In this nuclear reaction, a neutron gets converted into proton and electron. The electron released is the beta-minus particle.

The charge on these particles is -1 and mass of these particles is negligible.

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