In the weak interaction in the decay of the neutron, what happens to the W⁻ particle produced in the process? A) It decays into an electron. B) It decays into a neutrino. C) It decays into an electron and an electron neutrino. D) It decays into an electron and an electron antineutrino. E) Nothing; it stays a W⁻ particle.

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In the weak interaction during the decay of a neutron, a W boson (often denoted as W⁻ in certain notations) is produced and subsequently decays into an electron and an electron antineutrino.

In the Weak Interaction in the Decay of the Neutron