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What is a beta particle made up of?
A beta particle is an electron. Alpha particles consist of two neutrons and two protons, and gamma particles consist of photons.
Is alpha particles heavier than beta particles?
Yes. A beta particle is just an electron, while an alpha particle is effectively a helium nucleus - two protons plus two neutrons. Protons (and neutrons) are each about 2000 times heavier than an electron. Therefore, an alpha particle is about 8000 times heavier than a beta particle.
Does alpha particles have less mass the beta particles?
An alpha particle is two protons and two neutrons (same as a Helium nucleus) so when a nucleus ejects an alpha it will defintely have less mass. Also it will be a new element because it has two less protons.
Alpha and beta decay emit what?
Alpha decay emits an alpha particle, which consists of two protons and two neutrons. Beta decay emits either an electron (beta minus decay) or a positron (beta plus decay).
Is a beta particle Heavier or close to the mass of a alpha particle?
No. Its not even close. An alpha particle is two neutrons and two protons, while a beta particle (from beta- decay) is just an electron, which has one 1836th the mass of a proton.
Do alpha particles consist of two protons and two neutrons?
No. A beta particle is either an electron (beta-) or a positron (beta+). An alpha particle consists of 2 protons and 2 nuetrons bound together. It's actually a helium-4 nucleus that has been emitted as a result of nuclear decay. Both types of beta particle and the alpha particle are forms of particulate radiation that result from nuclear decay of radioactive materials. Which form of decay and the energies of the particles as they leave the nucleus vary as the radionuclide emitting them.
What particles consists of two protons and two neutrons?
A alpha particle that consists of two protons and two neutrons. Beta particles have a high-energy electron that comes from the nucleus, not from the electron cloud.
What two sub atomic particles are found in the nucleus?
Protons and neutrons; these particles contain quarks and gluons.
What atom has two protons and two neutrons?
It is helium, specifically the helium-4 isotope, that is composed of two protons and two neutrons.
What is the composition of an alpha particle, which consists of two protons and two neutrons?
An alpha particle is composed of two protons and two neutrons.
The number of protons plus neutrons in an alpha particle?
2 protons and 2 neutrons. An alpha particle is the same as a helium nucleus.
What two subatomic particles comprise the nucleus of a atom?
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