Chemistry Friday, May 26, 2006 . This is a SciScoop post by Sercer
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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3 Responses to radioactivity
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.
apsmith
May 27th, 2006 at 6:43 pm
DV82XL
September 2nd, 2006 at 12:18 pm
A good article on this technology can be found Wikipedia/Atomic Battery