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Yes, the decay will also release some energy in the form of photons but they didn't mention it.
by LatteLazy 5y ago
Yes, the decay will also release some energy in the form of photons but they didn't mention it.
- sharikous 5y agoThat's inaccurate, please see my reply to the same comment
- a1369209993 5y agoNeutron decay does not produce photons. Rather, the energy difference is carried as kinetic energy by the resulting proton, electron and (anti)neutrino. This can cause light to be emitted (very shortly) later when those particles slam into things, but as sharikous notes that doesn't seem to be they're talking about here.