KnowraElectron captureLinked fromLinked fromThe 17 pages that link to Electron capture, each with the reason it gives.All 17Broader topic 3Related 8Compared with 6Beta decayCompared with: It changes a proton into a neutron without emitting a positron.IonizationCompared with: It changes nuclear identity and may leave an electron vacancy, unlike ordinary electron-attachment ionization.AnionCompared with: Despite the name, this nuclear process is distinct from ordinary anion formation.Gamma decayCompared with: It changes nuclear composition and often leaves a daughter nucleus that subsequently emits gamma rays.Beta particleCompared with: It changes proton-neutron balance without emitting a beta particle.Free neutron decayCompared with: It changes a proton into a neutron, reversing the nucleon change in beta decay.