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  4. During negative β-decay, an antineutrino is also emitted along with the emitted electron. Then,

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Q. During negative $\beta$-decay, an antineutrino is also emitted along with the emitted electron. Then,

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Solution:

An anti-neutrino is emitted in negative $\beta$ decay so as to conserve linear momentum, angular momentum as well as total energy.