Lesson Plan: Emission of Neutrinos in Beta Decay Physics • 9th Grade

Students will be able to

• recall that beta particles have a relative charge of ,
• recall that the term beta particle is just another name for the electron,
• recall that electron neutrinos and electron antineutrinos have a relative charge of 0,
• recall that when a nucleus undergoes beta decay, two particles are emitted, an electron and an electron antineutrino,
• recall that when a nucleus undergoes beta decay, the relative charge increases by 1, the atomic number increases by 1, and the mass number stays the same,
• solve nuclear equations involving beta decay,
• interpret nuclear decay charts that show beta decay.