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Why does alpha radiation produce the greatest change in mass number?

Alpha radiation involves the ejection of a helium nucleus, which has a mass number of 4. This results in the largest change in mass number compared to beta and gamma radiation, which involve the emission of electrons or photons with much smaller masses.


What exactly is the difference between nuclear fission and radioactivity?

this actually really funny because im looking for the same answer but i believe that the answer is a chemical activity is undergoing a chemical change while radioactivity is emission of radition


What nuclear decay have no mass and no charge?

Gamma decay involves the emission of a gamma ray, which is a high-energy photon with no charge and no mass.


What nuclear radiation is smallest?

Alpha radiation is the smallest type of nuclear radiation consisting of helium nuclei (2 protons and 2 neutrons). Due to its large size and positive charge, it penetrates materials poorly and is stopped by a sheet of paper or the outer layer of human skin.


What are the 4 types of radiation and what does each type do to the nucleus?

Usually with the '4 types of radiation' it is referred to:- alpha radiation (emission of an alpha particle = a helium nucleus = 2 neutrons + 2 protons):Hence for the emitting nucleus the mass number decreases by 4 and the atomic number by 2.- beta-minus radiation (emission of a beta- particle = an electron)Hence for the emitting nucleus the mass number remains the same and the atomic number increases by 1 (a neutron decays into a proton and beta- radiation)- beta-plus radiation (emission of a beta+ particle = a positron)Hence for the emitting nucleus the mass number remains the same and the atomic number decreases by 1 (under the addition of energy a proton decays into a neutron and a positron)- gamma radiation (emission of high energetic photons)The emitting nucleus doesn't change its mass number and atomic number,but it jumps from a higher energy level to a lower energy level.

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Which nuclear emission has the greatest mass and the most penetrating power?

Alpha particles have the greatest mass among nuclear emissions, as they consist of two protons and two neutrons. However, gamma rays have the most penetrating power, as they are highly energetic electromagnetic radiation that can penetrate through solids and tissues.


What has greatest mass of the three forms of nuclear radiation?

Alpha particles have the greatest mass of the three forms of nuclear radiation. They consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together, which gives them a relatively high mass compared to beta particles and gamma rays.


A emission results in the release of energy without any apparent change in mass or nuclear charge.?

This process is known as gamma decay, which involves the emission of a gamma ray photon. Gamma rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation that carries energy but does not change the mass or nuclear charge of the atom. Gamma decay is typically associated with nuclear reactions and can occur after alpha or beta decay to stabilize the nucleus.


What type of nuclear radiation has a mass of 4?

Alpha particles are a type of nuclear radiation with a mass of 4 atomic mass units. They consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together.


Which type of radiation alpha beta or gamma results in the greatest change in mass number?

alpha - 2 neutrons and 2 protons released or neutron collision with a fissionable nucleus resulting in the fissioning of the atom into two fission fragments and more neutrons creating two atoms each a little less than half the atomic mass of the original atom


Why do nuclear bombs cause mass destruction?

because of the force and radiation


Why does alpha radiation produce the greatest change in mass number?

Alpha radiation involves the ejection of a helium nucleus, which has a mass number of 4. This results in the largest change in mass number compared to beta and gamma radiation, which involve the emission of electrons or photons with much smaller masses.


What exactly is the difference between nuclear fission and radioactivity?

this actually really funny because im looking for the same answer but i believe that the answer is a chemical activity is undergoing a chemical change while radioactivity is emission of radition


What nuclear radiation is described by a radioactive particle having the same mass as an electron?

Beta


A gamma ray emission results in the release of energy without any apparent change in mass or nuclear charge True or false?

True. Gamma ray emission involves the release of high-energy photons from the atomic nucleus without changing the mass or nuclear charge of the emitting atom.


What nuclear decay have no mass and no charge?

Gamma decay involves the emission of a gamma ray, which is a high-energy photon with no charge and no mass.


What type of nuclear decay results in the atomic number decreasing by two and the mass decreasing by two?

Emission of an alpha particle.