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What change in mass occurs when a radioactive atom emits an alpha particle?
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∙ 11y ago
4 from the alpha. Betas have negligible mass and gammas have no mass.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe mass decreases because the particle emits parts of its self away.
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What happens to a radioactive nucleus when it emits alpha particle and What happens to a radioactive nucleus when it emits alpha particle?
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What is the product of radioactive decay 42 He called?
An alpha particle
Nucleus of the chemical element atomic number 2 emitted by some radioactive substances?
alpha particle, He nucleus
A high-speed electron ejected from a nucleus durng radioactive decay is called a?
an alpha particle
What has two protons and two neutrons and is identical to a helium nucleus?
An alpha particle, one of the possible emissions in radioactive decay.
What happens to a radioactive nucleus when it emits alpha particle and What happens to a radioactive nucleus when it emits alpha particle?
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What radioactive particle is the size of a helium nucleus?
alpha particle
Is an alpha particle radioactive?
An alpha particle itself is not radioactive, but it is the result of a type of radioactive decay called (obviously) alpha decay. The alpha particle is actually a helium-4 nucleus, and it will eventually pick up a pair of electrons and become an atom of that inert or noble gas.
The type of radioactive particle that can be stopped by a sheet of paper is the?
alpha particle
What is the product of radioactive decay HE called?
An alpha particle
What type of radioactive particle has 2 protons?
An alpha particle has two protons.
What is a radioactive particle that is made up of two protons and two neutron?
This is a alpha particle.
What are three types of radioactive particles?
alpha particle beta particle gamma rays
Which radioactive emissions is not a particle Alpha Neutron or Gamma?
Gamma.
What is the product of radioactive decay 42 He called?
An alpha particle
Nucleus of the chemical element atomic number 2 emitted by some radioactive substances?
alpha particle, He nucleus
What is the product of radioactive decay 4 2 He called?
Alpha particle.
