Positron
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Positron symbolPositron can be written as :
0 0 e or B +1 +1 Positron Facts, and usagePositron is an antimatter of an electron
Positron is also called and anti-electron Positron emission tomography (PET) this is used in hospitals as a scanner. A PET scan is useful in revealing or evaluating several conditions, including some cancers, heart disease and brain disorders. when an atom undergoes a positron decay the number of protons decrease and the number of neutrons increase(it is basically the reverse of the middle image below just flip the arrow). |
Positron DecayA Positron Decay or Positron Emission is a the opposite of beta decay( for the beta decay the symbol would be a negative one instead of a plus one look at Positron symbol).
An example of a Positron decay equation can be seen in the middle image below with Oxygen-> Nitrogen+ Positron Positron PunA Positron and an Electron are about to get married what does the Positron tell his best man?
This marriage is going to kill me NOTE:When a positron and an electron collide an annihilation happens which results in two or more gamma ray photons ALSO NOTE: when gamma-ray photons collide an electron and a positron are created |