Question

there are six types of leptons electron, muon, tau, electron nutritino, muon nutrino and tau nutrino. Then what is nutrino and why is it's name accociated with the leptons? is it related to beta decay?​

Answer 1

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β+ decay is also known as positron emission. Beta decay conserves a quantum number known as the lepton number, or the number of electrons and their associated neutrinos (other leptons are the muon and tau particles). These particles have lepton number +1, while their antiparticles have lepton number −1.

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Answer 2

Answer:

They are the byproduct of nuclear fusion, which involves the merging of two protons (hydrogen atoms) to form a deuteron, releasing a positron (antielectron) and an electron neutrino at the same time. High-mass stars end their lives in supernova explosions, which also produce neutrinos

Explanation:

There are three 'flavors' of neutrinos: electron, muon and tau.