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Gamma rays are electromagnetic (EM) energy, and they are at the extreme end of the EM spectrum above X-rays. These high energy, high frequency (short wavelength and short period) rays are created by atomic nuclei when atoms change their nuclear structure through radioactive (or nuclear) decay or when changing from a high energy state to a lower one. As gamma rays are produced in nuclear activity of some sort, if might be argued that neutrons and protons in the nucleus of an atom that is undergoing some sort of nuclear change are the ones responsible for gamma rays. The electrons in an atom are in the electron cloud, and they are not involved with the release of gamma rays.
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∙ 14y agoA beta particle is a fast moving electron (if it is negative) or positron (if it is positive). There are no protons or neutrons.
There may be one electron OR one positron (one or the other, not both).
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∙ 8y agoNone. Gamma is a form of electromagnetic radiation.
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How many protons neutrons and electrons are there in a bromine atom?
The Bromine atom contains: 35 protons, 35 electrons, and 45 neutrons.
How many neutrons are contained in an iodine nucleus with a mass number of 132 and an atomic number of 53?
79; the mass number is the sum of the protons and neutrons, and the atomic number is the number of protons. So if you take the mass number (protons + neutrons) minus the atomic number (protons), you get the number of neutrons.
How many protons neutrons and electrons are in palladium?
Palladium has 46 protons and electrons. Number of neutrons = Atomic mass of an isotope of palladium - 46
How many protons neutrons and electrons does a ununseptium shell?
Unundeptium has 117 protons and electrons; the number of neutrons is 176 or 177, depending on the isotope.
How many protons are found in carbon How many neutrons are found in carbon?
To be a carbon atom or ion, it must contain 6 protons. There may be either 6, 7 or 8 neutrons along with the protons in the nucleus.
How many neutrons do protons have?
Neutrons are completely separate from protons, so neutrons do not have any protons, and protons do not have any neutrons.
How many protons are neutrons?
None -- all protons are protons, which are different from neutrons.
How many protons neutrons and electrons in 40 Ar?
18 protons 18 electrons 22 neutrons
How many protons and neutrons does Sulfur have?
16 neutrons and 16 protons
How many protons and neutrons are in dysprosium?
there are 66 protons & 97 neutrons
How many protons and neutrons are in an atom of 50V?
how many protons an d neutrons are in vanadium
How many protons and neutrons are in Pu?
94 protons, 94 electrons, and 150 neutrons
When an atom has an unbalanced ratio of protons and neutrons what will it do to try to stabilze itself?
release particles & gamma rays , A+
What type of radioactive decay releases energy from the nucleus without a change of protons neutrons?
This is a gamma-decay.
How many protons and neutrons does a berylium atom have?
4 protons and about 5 neutrons
How many protons electrons and neutrons are in europium?
63 protons and 89 neutrons
How many protons and neutrons does phospherus have?
Phosphorous has 15 protons and 16 neutrons.
