QuestionNuclear physics / beta decay
In a beta decay process, a nucleus spontaneously emits an electron (or positron) accompanied by the emission of antineutrino (or neutrino). Which one of the following statements is not true about neutrinos/antineutrinos?
- (a) They are uncharged particles.
- (b) Their masses are very small in comparison to that of an electron.
- (c) They possess charge of magnitude equal to electric charge.
- (d) They interact with other particles through weak force only.
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