radioactivity
Definition: The smallest amount of energy that can be emitted or absorbed as electromagnetic radiation. Antonym: unfixed
Absence of Light or Energy.
Atomic energy is released during a nuclear reaction during fission or fusion. It is released by the nucleus of an atom and can also be a result of radioactive decay.
Another word for the process of freezing is solidification. When a liquid loses its energy, the particles do not vibrate as much, and the bonds between these particles become strong enough to hold the particles in position, and become tightly packed.
active transport is an energy reqiuring process in which transport proteins bind with particles and move them through a cell membrane
Nucleus
Particles or electromagnetic radiation are emitted.
The end point energy of a beta decay is the kinetic energy of all particles emitted through B-decay. This is often ignoring the energy of the recoiling daughter nucleus.
No, the nucleus does not change its overall charge when emitting beta and gamma particles simultaneously. Beta particles are high-energy electrons or positrons emitted during beta decay, whereas gamma particles are high-energy photons emitted during gamma decay. Both types of particles are neutral, so the overall charge of the nucleus remains the same.
nucleus is a very complicated region and we known little about thattheoretically a neutron is broken down to a proton and a beta particle during radioactivity so with in nucleus beta particle is a part of neutron.
Gamma rays.
Any particular decay process is associated with a change from one energy state to another, so its emitted particles will have a specific energy. Charts of the nuclides will give this energy for any particular decay event. See also the extract from Wikipedia article on 'Radioactivity', below. You can view the whole article on the link attached.'Radioactive decay results in a reduction of summed rest mass, which is converted to energy (the disintegration energy) according to the formula E = mc2. This energy is released as kinetic energy of the emitted particles. The energy remains associated with a measure of mass of the decay system invariant mass, inasmuch the kinetic energy of emitted particles contributes also to the total invariant mass of systems. Thus, the sum of rest masses of particles is not conserved in decay, but the system mass or system invariant mass (as also system total energy) is conserved.'
Nuclear radiation comes from the nucleus of an atom. It can be emitted in the form of alpha particles (helium nuclei), beta particles (high-energy electrons), or gamma rays (high-energy electromagnetic radiation).
Gamma radiation is emitted by the nucleus when it transitions to a lower-energy state following an alpha or beta decay process. This high-energy electromagnetic radiation helps stabilize the nucleus by releasing excess energy and reaching a more stable configuration.
The particles of energy in a comet mainly come from the solar wind interacting with the comet's nucleus and surrounding coma. The solar wind is a stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun that affects the comet's ion tail and can cause energy release through processes like ionization and excitation.
No, beta particles consist of high-energy electrons or positrons that are emitted in certain types of radioactive decay. Helium nuclei have two protons and two neutrons and are called alpha particles.
Alpha particles are emitted from the nucleus at high speeds, typically around 5-10% of the speed of light. They move with such energy due to the strong repulsive force between the positively charged alpha particle and the remaining nucleus.