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Alpha and beta rays are bent in different directions because alpha is positively charged, beta is negative.

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When was Alpha Beta created?

Alpha Beta Alpha was created on 1950-05-03.


What are the responses of alpha beta and gamma radiation in an electric field?

If this is an electric feild that goes in towards the page: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X the alpha particle will move upwards as it is a helium nuclei (and therefore is overly positive) the beta particle is an emited electron and therfore will move downwards. Gamma Rays are a form of an electromagnetic wave that is released when a newly decayed atom goes from a excited state to a de-excited state. As it is a form of radiation, gamma rays do not have a charge and therefore move straight through the feild.


In alpha and beta decay the parent elements is always a different element from the daughter element?

true


Why are alpha and beta rays deflected in opposite directions in a magnetic field?

An alpha particle, which is a 24He nucleus, has a mass of 4 and a charge of +2. A beta particle has a charge of +1 or -1, depending on whether it is a positron (beta +) or an electron (beta -). It's mass is minuscule compared to the alpha particle, and it will undergo a comparatively huge deflection in the same field as an alpha particle would. Though the alpha particle has twice the charge as a beta particle, it has several thousand times the mass of that beta particle. As it is so much more massive than the beta particle, its inertia will be much more difficult to overcome even though it has twice the charge.


What are 5 different types of radiation and which are the most dangerous?

Alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, neutron.

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What happens to beta radiation in a magnetic field?

Alpha waves are bent Gamma waves are not affected Beta waves are not bent


When was Alpha Beta created?

Alpha Beta Alpha was created on 1950-05-03.


Is a LEGO beta tester and a LEGO alpha tester different?

Yes, they are different.


What are the responses of alpha beta and gamma radiation in an electric field?

If this is an electric feild that goes in towards the page: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X the alpha particle will move upwards as it is a helium nuclei (and therefore is overly positive) the beta particle is an emited electron and therfore will move downwards. Gamma Rays are a form of an electromagnetic wave that is released when a newly decayed atom goes from a excited state to a de-excited state. As it is a form of radiation, gamma rays do not have a charge and therefore move straight through the feild.


When did Alpha Beta end?

Alpha Beta ended in 1995.


What the different between alpha Amyrin and beta Amyrin?

Beta amyrine and alpha amyrine both are pentacyclic triterpenoids with betahydroxy group at position number 3 but beta amyrine is derived from oleanane skeleton and alpha amyrine is derived from ursane skeleton


Why shape formed when beta glucose molecules join in a single chain is different from that formed when alpha glucose molecules join in a single chain?

Because beta is mo beta than alpha, you feel me?


Why the shape formed when beta glucose molecules join in a single chain is different from that formed when alpha glucose molecules join in a single chain?

Because beta is mo beta than alpha, you feel me?


What are two different forms of radioactive decay?

Alpha and beta decays.


What is the percentage of alpha and beta in an equimolar mixture of alpha d glucose and beta d glucose?

64% of Beta and 36% of alpha.


What comes after alpha?

After alpha comes beta in the Greek alphabet.


When was Alpha Beta Gamma created?

Alpha Beta Gamma was created in 1970.