What is the nuclear equation for the beta decay of Sn126?
1 Answer
Jan 3, 2015
The nuclear equation for the beta decay of Tin-126 can be written like this:
During beta decay, an electron is emitted from a neutron in the nucleus of Sn-126. The loss of an electron, which is a negatively-charged particle, leaves behind a proton; this causes the atomic number to increase by 1, but keeps the atomic mass unchanged.
A nuclear transmutation occurs after a beta decay, which explainsthe formation of Antimony-126 (Sb-126).
