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"beta decay of platinum - 201"

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Beta decay is a type of radioactive decay in which a beta ray is emitted from an atomic nucleus, and in this type of decay, one proton in the nucleus is transformed into a neutron and vice versa, therefore for Platinum 201 we have:

201/78 Pt (this is the platinum-201) -> 200/79 Au + antineutrino + electron

This is the formula for a Beta minus decay, where an electron is released

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