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Three factors causing the rate of nuclear beta decay to depend on the chemical environment of the nucleus are discussed. The operation of these factors is demonstrated in the low-energy decay of 63Ni by calculations on three common oxidation states of nickel. Each of the three factors causes changes in the total decay rate of the order of one part in 103 between these environments.
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Harston et al. (1984) studied this question.
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