KnowraBeta decayLinked fromLinked fromThe 63 pages that link to Beta decay, each with the reason it gives.All 63Broader topic 16Related 34Narrower topic 7Compared with 6Alpha decayCompared with: Unlike alpha decay, it changes proton number by one without ejecting a four-nucleon cluster.Neutron captureCompared with: After capture, beta decay can change the element while preserving the mass number.Spontaneous fissionCompared with: It changes nuclear composition without splitting the nucleus into fission fragments.Gamma decayCompared with: Beta decay changes nuclear composition; gamma decay typically only removes excitation energy.Muon decayCompared with: Both processes involve weak decay, but muon decay has no hadronic nucleus in its final state.Geiger–Nuttall lawCompared with: Its decay rates arise from a different process and do not follow the alpha-energy relationship.