Select all that apply.

A beta particle:

is electromagnetic energy
is an electron
has zero charge
is emitted from the nucleus
has a +2 charge
has a -1 charge

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Iqta

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The correct options would be:

is an electron

is emitted from nucleus

has a -1 charge


Explanation:

A beta particle is a result of a neutron (a neutral particle) changing into two particles of opposite charges - a high energy electron (with a negative charge -1) and a positron (with a positive charge +1). Neutrons are present in the nucleus of an atom, and thus the beta particles are said to be emitted from the nucleus. They do have a charge, not zero, but it is not +2 and can only be either -1 or +1. This form of radiation is not electromagnetic energy because beta particles are massless, and do not travel at the speed of light (both being characteristics of electromagnetic radiation). Beta particles are not pure forms of energy.


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