Could a proton turn into a neutron?
Score: 4.8/5 (16 votes) In beta plus decay, a proton decays into a neutron, a positron, and a neutrino: p Æ n + e+ +n. ... However within a nucleus, the beta decay process can change a proton to a neutron. An isolated neutron is unstable and will decay with a half-life of 10.5 minutes.What is it cal...