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Gamma radiation is the emission of an photon from the nucleus with energy relative to the energy step that the nucleus takes in coming down from an excited state down to either an intermediate state or to the ground state.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoGamma radiation emits a high energy photon. Photons behave similar to particles and similar to waves, but it isn't really either. Basically, there is no particle with mass. It only is emiting energy (which is carried by the photon).
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∙ 13y agoI believe gamma decay gives off electromagnetic rays called photons, which is caused by the constant stable to unstable energy state, but don't quote me on that, its been a while.
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∙ 11y agoIt doesn't ... it's emitted.
A gamma ray is a photon of energy,
an electromagnetic pulse.
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∙ 6y agoThe limit between x-rays and gamma rays is not very clearly defined; the energy of gamma rays perhaps starts at somewhere around 100 keV per photon.
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∙ 13y agoElectromagnetic
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What kind of energy does a piece of radioactive metal use?
Nuclear energy. This is basically a form of kinetic energy. The structure of a radioactive material is very unstable, and as a result, they, at random, kick of particles or waves in the form of either Alpha, Beta or Gamma radiation. Alpha waves are Helium nuclei, and as a result are waaaay to big to be of any real harm. Beta particles are essentially electrons, and as such are a bit more tricky. They tend to get in places you don't want them to get. Gamma radiation is by far the most dangerous, as it is a wave and can penetrate several feet of metal. It is this energy that we harness and use to create fuel, or at least that is how I understand it.
What kind of energy is stored in petroleum and coal?
Chemical energy.
When gasoline burns what kind of energy does it change into?
Thermal energy
What kind of energy is the movement of atoms?
The energy that is present in the movements of an atom is kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion.
What kind of energy is released when fuel is burned?
Chemical Energy is what is released.
Which kind of emission is most similar to high energy x-rays?
Gamma radiation consists of high energy waves similar to x-rays.
What kind of energy is total energy?
Gamma ray.
What decay has no particle associated with it?
All nuclear decay has some kind of particle or particles associated with it. Even the metastable decay of 4399Tcm, a gamma at 142.7 Kev, is considered to be a particle emission, because a gamma is a photon, and a photon is an elementary particle, per our understanding of modern quantum mechanics and particle physics, even though it has no mass at rest state.
How is the atomic number changed by gamma decay?
There is no change in atomic number with the emission of gamma radiation. Unlike alpha or beta radiation, it does not have any kind of particles. It's emission results only when an excited nuclei goes to an unexcited state by emitting these.
What happens to the atomic mass and number during gamma ray emission?
The atomic number and atomic mass number do not change as a result of gamma emission. That said, gamma emission is the result of the nucleus stabilizing itself from an excited state that was caused by some event, such as an alpha, beta, neutron, or some other kind of emission. As a result, when you look at the big picture, the atomic number and atomic mass number do change as a function of the event preceding the gamma event. The only time this is a distinct event is in the metastable nuclides, such as Tc-99m, where the gamma emission that follows the beta- emission does not immediately follow it - it can be delayed with a half-life of six hours.
The kind of energy associated with atomic bonds is?
Nuclear energy
Is gasoline in potential form associated which what kind of energy?
chemical energy
What kind of wave is a gamma ray?
A gamma ray is an electromagnetic wave. It has the highest frequency (and energy) as well as the shortest wavelength on any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum.
what kind of wave is a gamma wave?
A gamma ray is an electromagnetic wave. It has the highest frequency (and energy) as well as the shortest wavelength on any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum.
What kind of gamma ray can penetrate solids?
Gamma rays are gamma rays are gamma rays.
What kind of high energy radiation is released from a nuclear reaction?
We often see gamma rays released in nuclear reactions
What are the two kinds of light energy?
There is only one kind of light energy, it is called "electromagnetic radiation" and it covers a broad spectrum of wave lengths from radio to gamma.
