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What are the types of radioactive decay?
alpha, beta, gamma.
Who discovered radioactive decay in 1898?
ernest Rutherford _______________________________________________________________ Radioactive decay was actually discovered in 1896 by Henri Bacquerel. Ernest Rutherford discovered the formula of radioactive decay (Such as the falk-life, differences between alpha and beta decay and even how the elements become new elements after the decay), but he did not discover the radioactive decay himself.
Which phrase describes one characteristic of radioactive elements?
Radioactive elements undergo spontaneous decay, emitting radiation in the form of alpha, beta, or gamma particles.
Radioactive decay do not involve electrons?
That statement is not entirely accurate. Radioactive decay can involve the emission of alpha particles, beta particles (electrons or positrons), and gamma rays. Electrons can be involved in certain types of radioactive decay processes.
What are three types of nuclear decay?
The main three types are: Alpha, beta, and gamma nuclear radioactive decay. refer to the related question below.
What are two types of radioactive decay?
The two types of radioactive decay are alpha and beta. Generally, in alpha decay the nucleus will lose 2 protons and 2 neutrons (it's a helium nucleus). Beta decay involves a neutron losing an electron and becoming a proton, so the atomic mass remains the same, but the atomic number increases by one since there is another proton.
What are the products of radioactive decay?
alpha decay, beta decay, and gamma radiation
What two types of particulate radiation are involved in radioactive decay?
alpha & beta (helium nuclei and electrons)
What is the radioactive decay of an atom resulting in the decrease in the atomic number with no charge in the atomic mass called?
It is called beta decay. there are two types: 1) posive beta decay in which atomic number decreases. 2) negative beta decay in which atomic number increases.
Which radioactive emanations have a charge of -1?
Beta particles are radioactive emanations that have a charge of -1. These particles are fast-moving electrons that are emitted during the process of beta decay by certain types of unstable atomic nuclei.
What elements emit alpha beta and gamma rays?
Alpha particles are emitted by heavy elements like uranium and radium. Beta particles are emitted by elements like strontium and tritium. Gamma rays are emitted by radioactive decay of unstable nuclei across all elements.
How is the radioactive decay of Krypton different from the radioactive decay of Americium?
The radioactive decay of americium 241 is by alpha disintegration; the disintegration of radioactive krypton isotopes is by beta particles emission.
