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radioactivity

Chemistry Friday, May 26, 2006 . This is a SciScoop post by Sercer

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        Please bear with me if the terminology i use may be incorrect.  There are radioactive materials that shed neutrons as radiation.  I also remember hearing about protons being shed as a form of radiation.  But I don’t know if there any materials that shed electrons as a form of radiation?  If such a material exists or can be produced, would it be possible to use these shed electrons as a source of electricity?

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May 26th, 2006 at 9:38 am

Yes, beta decay is the radiation of electrons (or positrons) by which a neutron converts to a positron and a beta particle and an antineutrino are released.

Potassium-40 is an example of a beta emitter.

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apsmith

May 27th, 2006 at 6:43 pm

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DV82XL

September 2nd, 2006 at 12:18 pm

A good article on this technology can be found Wikipedia/Atomic Battery

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