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beta decay

emmision of beta particles by a decaying radioactive atom
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beta decay

Summary

beta decay is a decay mode[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of decay_mode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,619 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • beta decay's instance of is recorded as decay mode[3].
  • beta decay is a type of radioactive decay[4].
  • beta decay's Commons category is recorded as Beta decay[5].
  • beta decay's has effect is recorded as beta radiation[6].
  • beta decay's different from is recorded as beta radiation[7].
  • beta decay's different from is recorded as beta particle[8].
  • beta decay's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9].

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Definition and Type

beta decay's instance of is recorded as decay mode[3]. It is a type of radioactive decay[4].

Why It Matters

beta decay ranks in the top 7% of decay_mode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,619 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → beta radiation
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → radioactive decay
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007284767905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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