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Physics · Ch 1 — Physical World

Weak Nuclear Force

1.4.4

Weak Nuclear Force

The weak nuclear force shows up only in certain nuclear processes, the best known being β\beta-decay, in which a nucleus emits an electron together with an uncharged particle called the neutrino. As its name suggests it is far weaker than the strong nuclear and electromagnetic forces — though it is still considerably stronger than gravity. Its range is ev …