Electron Capture

AQA AS-level PhysicsParticles and RadiationLesson 21 of 22

In electron capture, a proton in a proton-rich nucleus interacts through the weak interaction with an inner shell electron from outside the nucleus and turns into a neutron.

More in Particles and Radiation

• Pair Production
• The Discovery of the Positron
• The Electromagnetic Force
• Feynman Diagrams
• The Weak Nuclear Force
• The W Boson
• Beta Decay
• Force Carriers

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