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How does the composition of gamma rays compare to the composition of alpha and beta particles?
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Gamma rays are the most extremely energetic known electromagnetic radiation/light/photons.
An Alpha particle is an energetic Helium nucleus: 2 protons, 2 neutrons, no electrons.
Beta particles are high energy electrons or positions.
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Alpha and beta particles and gamma rays are examples of?
Different types of radiation
What two things do radioactive atoms give off when they decay?
Radioactive atoms can give off several different particles. There are three different "types" of radiation, beta, gamma, and alpha. Beta decays which give off electrons/positrons as well as gamma rays (usually). Gamma emmitters are generally meta stable particles that omit a gamma ray in order to stabilize the nuclears, and their are alpha decays which eject a alpha particle (a helium nucleus). On rarer occasions radioactive particles can also be classified as neutron emitters.
Do gamma rays have a charge?
No, a gamma ray does not have a plus two charge. A gamma ray is electromagnetic energy, and has no charge at all. It is the alpha particle, a type of particulate radiation, that has a charge of plus two. Use the links below for more information.
If you have 3 radioactive cookies alpha beta and gamma what will you eat placed in your packet and hold it by your hand?
You eat the gamma cookie, put the beta cookie in your pocket, and hold the alpha cookie in your hand. Here's why:Your skin will stop the alpha radiation, so it's safe to hold that cookie in your hand.Your clothes will stop the beta, so it's safe to put that in your pocket.And if you're going to have to eat one, you may as well eat the gamma cookie because gamma radiation is so penetrating that you'll get the same does whether you hold it in your hand, put it in your pocket or eat it.you've sort of missed the point with this one. your right in saying that the alpha wont penetrate the skin, the beta your clothes, and the gamma will penetrate basically everything but its less that you you'd rather eat the gamma cookie because you will get dosed no matter what and more that you do not want to eat the alpha cookie. you see the same reason alpha particles dont penetrate the skin is the same reason they're extremely detrimental when ingested - far more so than gamma. its called specific ionization specific-ionization.
Is the particle with a plus 2 charge a an alpha particle b a gamma ray or c a beta ray?
a. an alpha particle
How does the composition of gamma rays compare to the composition of alpha and beta partilce?
Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation.Alpha particles are helium nuclei.Beta particles are electrons.
How does the penetrating ability of gamma rays compare with that of alpha particles and beta particles?
Gamma rays are more penetrating than alpha and beta particles.
How would you list alpha particles beta particles and gamma rays in order of increasing energy?
Alpha, beta, gamma.
What radioactive emission has the greatest penetrating power?
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Differentiate gamma rays from alpha particles?
Gamma rays are very high energy Photons. Whereas, alpha particles are Helium nuclei.
What are the 3 particles of radiation?
Alpha, Beta and Gamma
Is alpha or gamma is more absorbed by matter?
Alpha particles have much less penetrating power than gamma rays.
Three froms of radioactivity are?
Alpha, Beta and Gamma. Alpha and beta are both particles, but gamma is in the form of a wave. Gamma can travel the fathest but Alpha is the most dangerous when in contact with your skin
How do the mass and size of an alpha particle compare with mass and size of beta particle?
The mass and size of an alpha particle compare with the masa and size of beta particle in the sense that the alpha particle is significantly larger in both size and mass that the beta and gamma particles. This is why it is called the alpha particle.
What particles can thorium emit?
Alpha particles but also electrons and gamma radiations (Th 232).
Do alpha particle same group with gamma ray?
Alpha particles are in the same group with gamma rays. Gamma rays helps remove all of the excise energy in a nucleus. Alpha particles consist of two protons and two neutrons that are bound together.
What particles does americium give off?
Americium emit alpha particles and gamma radiations.
