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beta-decay comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
nuclear decay	nuclear process
beta-decay	nuclear decay	Spontaneous emission by a heavier element (such as uranium) of negatively charged electrons - beta particles. The result of this radioactive decay is that the original element is very gradually converted into another element. Beta particle emission may be simultaneous with alpha particle decay.

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