The following is a listing of selected radionuclides, ordered by element, that emit beta particles during radioactive decay. Each entry gives the radionuclide symbol (i.e., Ac-225), followed by the maximum beta energy (in units of million electron volts, or “MeV”), the average beta energy (MeV), and the beta yield (probability per decay).
Actinium
Americium
Antimony
Argon
Barium
Bismuth
Bromine
Carbon
Calcium
Cadmium
Cerium
Cesium
Cobalt
Copper
Europium
Francium
Gold
Holmium
Hydrogen
Indium
Iodine
Iridium
Iron
Krypton
Lanthanum
Lead
Manganese
Mercury
Molybdenum
Neodymium
Neptunium
Nickel
Niobium
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Plutonium
Potassium
Praseodymium
Promethium
Protactinium
Radium
Rhenium
Rhodium
Rubidium
Ruthenium
Samarium
Scandium
Selenium
Silver
Sodium
Strontium
Sulfur
Technetium
Tellurium
Terbium
Thallium
Thorium
Tin
Tungsten
Uranium
Xenon
Yttrium
Zinc
Zirconium