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Beta Decay

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Observe the half-life of atoms that undergo beta decay and get a better understanding of this process, with this educational simulation #Beta Decay Simulator  #Simulate Beta Decay  #Half-life Simulator  #Beta Decay  #Half-Life  #Decay  

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Beta decay occurs when an electron or positron are emitted from an atom’s nucleus. Neutrons are transformed into protons after releasing an electron, and protons turn into neutrons after emitting a positron. These events can be a bit difficult to understand at first, which is why a simulation might prove helpful.

Beta Decay is a Java-based program that showcases this particular type of radioactive decay via two simulations. It can help you understand beta decay and the concept of half-life, making it a great tool for teachers.

The first simulation allows you to add numerous atoms of several types and track them until they decay. You can work with Hydrogen-3 and Carbon-14, as well as add a custom nucleus with a user-defined half-life.

You can observe which types of particles are released when decay occurs and how the nucleus is transformed. It would have been great if a few more types of atoms were available, as positron emission is not simulated.

The program is probably better suited to helping teachers explain why the term half-life is used to measure the time it takes for atoms to undergo decay. After observing a larger number of events, you will notice that half of them decay within their half-life.

While this is a great program for helping students grasp the concept of half-life, it is an incomplete simulation if you are looking to explain beta decay. Sadly, it only covers negative beta decay, as you cannot experiment with atoms that emit positrons.

Overall, Beta Decay is a useful piece of software that can certainly prove handy for physics teachers. It can help you explain the concepts of beta decay and half-life, but it is not a complete teaching tool as it does not simulate positive beta decay.

What's new in Beta Decay 3.27:

  • Fixed a problem that prevented audio from playing under Java 7
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Beta Decay 3.27

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Windows 8 32/64 bit
Windows 7 32/64 bit
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Windows XP 32/64 bit
  file size:
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  filename:
beta-decay_en.jar
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Beta Decay - You can monitor the beta decay of multiple types of atoms and track their half-lifeBeta Decay - The application can simulate the decay of individual atoms and mark each event
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