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Explain why the overall charge of the nucleus is increased by +1 during the β\beta decay process.
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A neutron converts to a proton in the nucleus, along with an emission of an electron.

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This is College Physics Answers with Shaun Dychko. During the β-decay process, a neutron turns into a proton in the nucleus and the electron is emitted, it's also called a β-particle but the additional plus 1 charge in the nucleus is resulting from the fact the the neutron turned into a proton.