Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Uses and Dangers of Radioactivity.
A high-energy, fast-moving electron emitted from the nucleus during radioactive decay, with medium ionising and penetrating power.
Beta particle appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Radioactivity, especially Uses and Dangers of Radioactivity and Uses of Radioactivity.
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