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Gama radiation.
Beta particles (electrons or positrons)
Alpha particles (helium nuclei)
Neutrons and sometimes Protons.

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What do radioactive materials do?

The atoms become some other type of atom. In the process, they emit some radiation, which contains energy. The radiation they emit typically include one or more of the following: alpha particles (helium-4 nuclei), beta particles (electrons or positrons), gamma rays, and neutrinos.


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What is the range of beta particles in the air?

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What type of radioactive decay the largest and most damaging particles?

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What gives off alpha particles?

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How can you tell if a substance is radioactive?

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What term indicates the process in which unstable nuclide release radiation?

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Why do you find all three alpha beta and gamma in many radioactive elements?

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