Beta Decay

${}_{}^{}{}_{\mathrm{Z}}^{\mathrm{A}}\mathrm{X}\to {}_{}^{}{}_{-1}^0\mathrm{e}+{}_{}^{}{}_{\mathrm{Z}+1}^{\mathrm{A}}\mathrm{Y}$

• ${\beta }^{-}$ decay is when an atom loses a neutron and gains a proton while shooting off an electron

${}_{}^{}{}_{\mathrm{Z}}^{\mathrm{A}}\mathrm{X}\to {}_{}^{}{}_{+1}^0\mathrm{e}+{}_{}^{}{}_{\mathrm{Z}-1}^{\mathrm{A}}\mathrm{Y}$

• ${\beta }^{+}$ decay is when an atom loses a proton and gains a neutron while shooting off a positron