Beta Decay and its Nuclear Equations - A Level Physics

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  • @hollybugler8925
    @hollybugler8925 5 лет назад +42

    A must watch for anyone doing A level physics - so easy to understand and unbelievably useful! Thank you so much :)

    • @PhysicsOnline
      @PhysicsOnline  5 лет назад +4

      Thank you!

    • @shashankchandra1068
      @shashankchandra1068 3 года назад +1

      In Nuclear fission When the neutron hits the nucleus of u-235 certain particle's(either one of proton's or neutron's mass in u-235 nucleus is bieng converted to energy right??)But the question is is it one of proton in u-235 nucleus or one of neutron in u-235 nucleus???

    • @Salmonell.a
      @Salmonell.a 3 года назад +3

      @@shashankchandra1068 with atoms of high numbers of protons (so when protons>= 82) the type of nuclear decay that takes place is alpha decay where an alpha particle which consists of 4 nucleons, 2 of which are protons and the other 2 are neutrons. I know for uranium 238 decays via alpha.

  • @giscuit8722
    @giscuit8722 Год назад +7

    Astounded at how he managed to pull apart those legos with such ease! at 6:12

  • @pauln1557
    @pauln1557 3 года назад +18

    A nicely paced video with excellent visualisation.
    The syllabus for A level physics has moved on a little since I did it in 1977!!

    • @jawadulkarim8877
      @jawadulkarim8877 2 года назад +2

      only little?

    • @pauln1557
      @pauln1557 2 года назад +1

      @@jawadulkarim8877 Hi, It's an example of British 'under statement', it's meant as a little joke, hence the two exclamation marks. In reality I'm sure the syllabus has changed substantially. Cheers Paul

    • @abdulrahmanur-rehman4715
      @abdulrahmanur-rehman4715 2 года назад +4

      @@pauln1557 u did ur a levels before my dad was even born 💀💀

  • @gabs248
    @gabs248 3 года назад +8

    my physics teacher did not explain this very well and i had no idea where the neutrino comes from, this really helped, thank you!

  • @dianemcmillan917
    @dianemcmillan917 8 лет назад +86

    You deserve an OBE for these videos

  • @sirkumsalot6969
    @sirkumsalot6969 7 лет назад +20

    I wish I had a teacher like you at my school.

  • @thomasgale96
    @thomasgale96 5 лет назад +8

    im only at gcse and this explanation was so clear that i could understand it, thank you!!!

  • @mahmed48
    @mahmed48 5 лет назад +2

    the way you explained neutrino is coming into the story was amazing.

  • @_Anti_Communist_
    @_Anti_Communist_ 2 года назад +3

    Always gotta love the visualisation as a fan of Lego, a very helpful and non-difficult to understand video!

  • @thundermike9668
    @thundermike9668 6 месяцев назад +1

    Incredible way of explaining, I understood everything so easily, thanks

  • @asmidhakal5291
    @asmidhakal5291 5 лет назад +31

    Damn this guy taught me great stuffs using legos...

  • @kieran_ax_mal
    @kieran_ax_mal 6 лет назад +3

    Great video mate, easy to follow!

  • @saveenwickramaratne4039
    @saveenwickramaratne4039 4 года назад +1

    I have my exams tomorrow and this guy is a Legend!

  • @daseriouscontra7443
    @daseriouscontra7443 6 лет назад +3

    You have the best quality contents,
    I have come around so far...
    Respect++;

  • @ratty1942
    @ratty1942 4 года назад +7

    Thank you so much, this is very well done and very didatic! I loved the legos, they are great ways to visualize everything. This was amazing!

  • @areefilyas8850
    @areefilyas8850 2 года назад +1

    was finally able to understand this topic. thank youu

  • @claessensvincent1300
    @claessensvincent1300 6 лет назад

    I must admit that lessons today have not any comparizon with the one we had to (try to) digest in early seventies !
    Thanks for this refreshing.

  • @judykhalid4359
    @judykhalid4359 3 года назад +1

    Love your videos, appreciate your work so much! Thanks for helping!

  • @mr.pumpkinn
    @mr.pumpkinn 2 года назад +1

    This is a good demonstration

  • @piceofknowledge9296
    @piceofknowledge9296 6 лет назад

    I can't think of any other physics channel that makes learning as simple as this.

  • @aviliebert5717
    @aviliebert5717 5 лет назад +1

    Very clear and informative

  • @nawarova
    @nawarova 4 года назад +3

    Hi, I 've got a question, maybe you could help me find an answer to : If an atom undergoes a beta minus decay, does the product of this decay have a positive charge? A neutron changes to proton (we've got one more positive charge in this atom), and an electron formed goes away. And second part of a question - this electron that goes away is not one of atom's electrons - it is an electron formed in conversion of n->p +e. Am I right? An extra electron?

    • @mathjeeaspirant1633
      @mathjeeaspirant1633 2 года назад

      I had the same doubt !!!

    • @mathjeeaspirant1633
      @mathjeeaspirant1633 2 года назад

      Immediately after the decay, the atom is a positive ion with a net charge of +1. Unless this atom is isolated, it will quickly attract an electron (from the product of other decays happening nearby) to become a neutral atom.

  • @ellagibson8133
    @ellagibson8133 5 лет назад +2

    This was so helpful thank you!

  • @lukeflipzz4319
    @lukeflipzz4319 4 года назад +1

    Nice video, helped me out

  • @amish613
    @amish613 3 года назад +2

    You are awesome.

  • @daniyalharoon639
    @daniyalharoon639 5 лет назад +2

    thanks brother

  • @swopnilparajuli7822
    @swopnilparajuli7822 8 лет назад +4

    Well expalined

  • @coolcat_vlogs69
    @coolcat_vlogs69 5 лет назад +1

    So we'll presented! Thank you!

    • @coolcat_vlogs69
      @coolcat_vlogs69 5 лет назад

      I am binge-watching all of your nuclear particle physics videos, they're really interesting and very helpful. Thank you so much!

  • @shashankchandra1068
    @shashankchandra1068 3 года назад +2

    In Nuclear fission When the neutron hits the nucleus of u-235 certain particle's(either one of proton's or neutron's mass in u-235 nucleus is bieng converted to energy right??)But the question is is it one of proton in u-235 nucleus or one of neutron in u-235 nucleus???

    • @PhysicsOnline
      @PhysicsOnline  3 года назад +1

      Not quite right. The neutron is absorbed so it become U-236, at that point it can split apart. As it does so some energy is released.

    • @shashankchandra1068
      @shashankchandra1068 3 года назад +2

      @@PhysicsOnline at some point in the nuclear fission process 'Something's' Mass is bieng converted into nuclear energy right,but here the question is what is that Something?

    • @PhysicsOnline
      @PhysicsOnline  3 года назад +1

      @@shashankchandra1068 It's a very small amount of the total mass of the U-236

    • @shashankchandra1068
      @shashankchandra1068 3 года назад +2

      @@PhysicsOnline so does it mean every single proton and neutron present in u-236 nucleus looses some mass and that mass is converted into nuclear energy?SPECIFICALLY ASKING

    • @PhysicsOnline
      @PhysicsOnline  3 года назад

      @@shashankchandra1068 Yes. It's not like all the mass of one single particle is transferred to energy.

  • @timguo6858
    @timguo6858 4 года назад +1

    Thats genius. legos are actually great teaching tools

  • @fzka_
    @fzka_ 4 года назад

    Well explained! Thank you sir 😊

  • @sicgc7658
    @sicgc7658 8 лет назад +1

    In the diagram I've seen, which includes the W- boson decaying into the anti electron neutrino and a neutrino; with a Y-axis of time; the anti-neutrino when the W- boson decays, points toward the point of separation for the neutrino and electron, against the axis of time. Is this because anti particles interact differently or opposingly with time, or could it be because it moves like a perpendicular vector to the electron? Could you please explain, much appreciated!

    • @PhysicsOnline
      @PhysicsOnline  8 лет назад

      The direction of the arrow shows if it's an anti particle or not. The anti-neutrino is given out but the arrows points backwards to show it is an anti particle.

    • @sicgc7658
      @sicgc7658 8 лет назад

      A Level Physics Online Thanks, appreciate this.
      Also, just a note as I'm currently studying the characteristics of light; and one thing I don't actually know:
      the directions of each variable.
      What I mean by this is why when light is travelling in a particular direction, where you measure the electric field on a Y-axis, and the magnetic field on an X-axis with the direction as the z-axis; why when the electric field when rising in the Y-axis, the magnetic field protrudes on a specifc side relative to the direction (also known as the right hand rule when studying it at a lower level). Why is this? What about this makes the magnetic field move to the "left" when the electric field moves "up"; is it simply a law of light, or what? I just can't figure out why this is.

  • @TomHendricksMusea
    @TomHendricksMusea 8 месяцев назад

    BETA DECAY and My Model for PROTON and NEUTRON.
    Beta Decay takes two basic forms:
    BETA MINUS DECAY: a neutron breaks down into a proton and electron. Plus energy is released.
    BETA PLUS DECAY: a proton and electron combine to build a neutron. Plus energy is added.
    BACKGROUND of MY MODEL
    Proton = two positrons and one electron. Charge +1.
    Neutron - one proton and one electron. Charge 0.
    BETA MINUS DECAY:
    Neutron breaks down into a proton, and releases an electron..
    Plus energy from an anti neutrino.
    BETA PLUS DECAY:
    Proton plus pair of virtual particles makes a neutron. Plus energy from a neutrino. OR
    Proton plus virtual electron makes a neutron and a virtual positron is released. Plus energy from a neutrino.
    THIS EXPLAINS
    Where the missing anti matter is - in protons and neutrons.
    Why a proton and electron have exact same opposite charge.
    Where the positron in beta plus decay comes from.

  • @aa-op1pb
    @aa-op1pb 7 лет назад +3

    Mass energy and momentum are also conserved,right?
    This video was very good👍👌
    Can you do a video on strangeness and annihilation plz,pretty plz.

    • @shashankchandra1068
      @shashankchandra1068 3 года назад

      In Nuclear fission When the neutron hits the nucleus of u-235 certain particle's(either one of proton's or neutron's mass in u-235 nucleus is bieng converted to energy right??)But the question is is it one of proton in u-235 nucleus or one of neutron in u-235 nucleus???

  • @phyvijay9
    @phyvijay9 4 года назад

    very well explained

  • @n.hossain942
    @n.hossain942 2 года назад

    Sir, in beta plus decay, the proton turns into a neutron, but why doesn’t the mass number increase after decay?

  • @JJFHNREHJEDK
    @JJFHNREHJEDK 3 года назад

    In my oxford textbook for OCR A it says nothing about the baryon number or lepton number - do we need to know this? Is it enough to explain these in terms of quarks?

  • @electrictrooper7386
    @electrictrooper7386 7 лет назад +2

    Great video! I am 15 and now I understand this.
    One thing: neutrinos are shown to have mass, just very small, at least 1 millionth that of an electron.Basically negligible i think.

  • @XPimKossibleX
    @XPimKossibleX 7 лет назад

    How can an up quark turn into a down quark though (and vice versa)? By the magic of borrowing a couple opposite leptons I see, but what actually just happened?

  • @anhnguyenngoc9752
    @anhnguyenngoc9752 8 лет назад +2

    Thanks a lots

  • @rababchahbar3086
    @rababchahbar3086 7 лет назад

    If a nucleus has an excess of neutrons it decays and lets go of a neutron? And this whole thing happens?

  • @jas4768
    @jas4768 7 лет назад +3

    Where does the electron come from?!

    • @GeekOverdose
      @GeekOverdose 5 лет назад +3

      From excess energy. The neutron is the slightest bit heavier than the proton (down quark has more mass than up quark) and so when neutron is turned into a proton, the excess mass/energy must maniefest into SOMETHING. That something is the electron+anti electron neutreno. Because the charge change of neutron (0) must be conserved, the proton would be 1 and the other particle must be - 1 (aka electron)

    • @starseed96
      @starseed96 4 года назад

      Here's another explanation: ruclips.net/video/1p82NMNRr6U/видео.html

  • @zohaib.m
    @zohaib.m 7 лет назад

    In the OCR A 2015 Spec, it doesn't say that we need to know about Mesons and Baryons. Is it just something good to know?

    • @PhysicsOnline
      @PhysicsOnline  7 лет назад

      I think it is just something good to know (for OCR you only need to know that Hadrons are made of quarks and experience the strong interaction)

  • @SchoolTV92
    @SchoolTV92 6 лет назад

    very good video

  • @newfiecanadian
    @newfiecanadian 2 года назад

    Does an antineutron decay into an anti-proton, a positron, and a neutrino?

  • @nosir1479
    @nosir1479 2 года назад

    If an electron has a Z number of -1, why don't atoms of elements have a Z number of 0 (considering there are an equal number of protons and electrons, so their Z numbers cancel to give 0)?

  • @oliverdobson5199
    @oliverdobson5199 5 лет назад

    Is the decay of proton to neutron or vice versa natural or does this require a W boson from the interaction with a neutrino / antineutrino in the first place? According to my book neutrinos / antineutrinos can initiate this quark change. It would make sense that the expelled neutrino / antineutrino would be what continues the decay in other unstable nuclei in a sample, and the time this takes to interact with other nuclei in the sample correlates to half life.

    • @oliverdobson5199
      @oliverdobson5199 5 лет назад

      I believe I can answer my own question. If no antineutrino or neutrinos are present the decay is spontaneous. The W- Boson will decay into an electron (B- particle) and an antineutrino. The W+ Boson will decay into a positron (B+ particle) and a neutrino.
      If however a neutrino or an antineutrino are present, they can initiate the decay in an unstable nucleus (before it would occur naturally). In this case the neutrino or antineutrino are absorbed and the same changes happen between proton / neutron and vice versa with release or a correlating beta particle. The neutrino is not emitted again otherwise a chain reaction would be initiated from the combination of spontaneous decay and neutrino / antineutrino initiated decay.
      Phew!

  • @lovinovargas4831
    @lovinovargas4831 8 лет назад

    Hello, is there a video available on particle annihilation or not?

  • @shanthajayaram1745
    @shanthajayaram1745 6 лет назад

    whats the connection between baryon and lepton no. and spin of particle

  • @carmenconstantin9347
    @carmenconstantin9347 6 лет назад

    where did you get the lego bricks from? Is there some store which sells them in the right colours?

    • @PhysicsOnline
      @PhysicsOnline  6 лет назад

      Direct from Lego - it's called Lego Pick a Brick

  • @kuznetsov5172
    @kuznetsov5172 5 лет назад

    7:18 when its for beta plus decay, it also releases a positron? Probably does, but you didn’t state that or change the charge of the beta particle to a positive. Anyway, explained very well and makes things very intuitive :)

    • @shashankchandra1068
      @shashankchandra1068 3 года назад

      In Nuclear fission When the neutron hits the nucleus of u-235 certain particle's(either one of proton's or neutron's mass in u-235 nucleus is bieng converted to energy right??)But the question is is it one of proton in u-235 nucleus or one of neutron in u-235 nucleus???

  • @yepyep266
    @yepyep266 5 лет назад

    What would happen if I tried to squeez an electron inside a neutron?

  • @levitheentity4000
    @levitheentity4000 3 года назад

    2:49
    are you saying (no mass) = (very little mass)?

  • @skreetz3814
    @skreetz3814 5 лет назад

    Is this the same as electron capture? If not then tell the difference plz

  • @rahulmawa5149
    @rahulmawa5149 5 лет назад +1

    creative 👍

  • @mudrlandik
    @mudrlandik 5 лет назад +2

    is it only me, or you used wrong colors? :D proton should be red, neutron grey and electron yellow. no?

    • @PhysicsOnline
      @PhysicsOnline  5 лет назад +5

      It’s all in our heads. I used to draw protons in blue, neutrons in red and electrons in black in the board. I used these colours based on some material from Queen Mary University and their Lego Physics, then it just got out of control!

  • @kentoriram1063
    @kentoriram1063 5 лет назад

    I am concerned about the byproduct electron where it seriously came from?

  • @geraldwilliams2644
    @geraldwilliams2644 5 лет назад +1

    I’m stuck on the conservation of alpha decay

  • @georgen9755
    @georgen9755 2 года назад

    beta minus decay , and radioactive decay ???

  • @vasjazorz4823
    @vasjazorz4823 6 лет назад

    But what about spin?

  • @maybeinactive
    @maybeinactive Год назад

    whats a bairum and a lepton number😢

  • @naomiburrows9124
    @naomiburrows9124 7 лет назад

    I'm a little confused as to how/why beta decay actually occurs? How does a neutron decay into proton if a proton is the only stable baryon? Does anyone know? :)

    • @Utau36
      @Utau36 7 лет назад +1

      A proton being a stable baryon means it doesn't experience decay, not that things can't decay into it. Unstable things decay to become more stable things, so an unstable neutron decays into a stable proton.

    • @naomiburrows9124
      @naomiburrows9124 7 лет назад +1

      Thank you, that makes sense. What about a proton decaying into a neutron, do you know why that happens?

    • @Utau36
      @Utau36 7 лет назад

      I'm afraid I don't, sorry :I

    • @naomiburrows9124
      @naomiburrows9124 7 лет назад

      Ah okay, thanks anyway

    • @ferozahmad8422
      @ferozahmad8422 7 лет назад

      sometimes decay into a neutron would make the nucleus more stable

  • @hammadhammadsaleem464
    @hammadhammadsaleem464 7 лет назад

    Why electron emit it is apure nuclei process

  • @tinigiorgadze3203
    @tinigiorgadze3203 3 года назад +1

    i wish we actually learned this at school

  • @zenstuki9086
    @zenstuki9086 Год назад

    Please use diagrams like round circle for an electron instead of Legos to improve understanding

  • @sj-bg4up
    @sj-bg4up 3 года назад

    why is it just a neutrino

  • @AlchemistOfNirnroot
    @AlchemistOfNirnroot 8 лет назад

    No mass? So they do travel at light speed?

    • @theweridohassan
      @theweridohassan 8 лет назад +2

      If they have enough energy to travel at that speed

  • @hash_brownie
    @hash_brownie 6 лет назад

    Im 14 and yet understand all of this ... is this normal?
    Edit:instead of how quarks work (am working on that)

  • @thsxi
    @thsxi 9 месяцев назад +1

    This is the guy from up learn

  • @fahemabegum2105
    @fahemabegum2105 6 лет назад

    This is gcse now

  • @coturandom4720
    @coturandom4720 4 года назад +1

    Anyone from safehands

  • @merazulhasan402
    @merazulhasan402 Год назад

    too much confusion