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Gamma Rays are electromagnetic radiation , just like light is, and it travels the speed of light, 3 x 10^8 m/s . It will always be the fastest because alpha's & beta's are particles with mass and cannot travel the speed of light. The speeds of alpha's & beta's can be different in different situations and do not always have the same speed, like gammas.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoA fast moving beta particle is simply a beta particle with a high kinetic energy. Beta particles are emitted from an atomic nucleus during what is called beta decay, and they emerge with a lot of kinetic energy. Note that there are two different kinds of beta particles, and they are electrons and positrons. The later is an anti-electron, which is a form of antimatter. Use the links below to related questions here and review their answers to get the complete picture.
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∙ 13y agoAlpha particles, the big helium atom ones, travel at 5-7% of the speed of light, or around 15 million meters per second.
However, being such a large particle, they only travel a few centimeters in the air.
Beta particles, electrons created from the splitting of a neutron, travel much faster, at anywhere between 30-90% of the speed of light.
Beta particles tend to travel up to a few meters in air.
There's also gamma radiation, which travels at the speed of light, but that's a wave, not a particle.
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∙ 14y agoSeveral meters in air or tens of mm into the skin.
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∙ 11y agoAlpha particles have approximately the mass of a helium atom, whereas beta particles have the mass of an electron. Thus alpha particles are heavier.
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∙ 11y agoAlpha particles have a kinetic energy of about 5 MeV, and a velocity of about 5% the speed of light.
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Is the particle with a plus 2 charge a an alpha particle b a gamma ray or c a beta ray?
a. an alpha particle
What is an electron or particle similar to an electron emitted from the nucleus with negligible mass and a charge of -1?
In this context, we call an electron a beta particle.
Why can beta particle not exist inside the nucleus?
because it is an electron which orbits the nucleus
What instrument do scientists use to smash together tiny bits of matter?
A machine that smashes atoms together in order to observe what the universe may have looked like seconds after the "Big Bang" is called a particle accelerator. who ever is asking this is wondering what its CALLED not what it does! btw: Particle accelerator.
Is succession a quick or slow moving process?
fast
Is a delta particle a fast moving electron given off by a nucleus during radioactive decay?
No, a delta particle is not a fast moving electron given off by a nucleus during radioactive decay. The electron described here is a beta particle, and specifically a beta minus particle. It is given off in (no surprise) beta minus decay. A link to a related question can be found below.
What is a fast moving electron given off by a nucleus during radioactive decay and has a negative chare?
its called a beta particle, but its an electron
Why does a beta particle have a negative charge?
A beta particle has an electric charge of -1 because beta particles are both lightweight and fast moving, they have a greater penetrating power than alpha particles.
What are three types of beta decay?
There are two types of beta decay, and they are beta plus (beta +) decay and beta minus (beta -) decay. A post already exists on beta decay, and a link to that related question can be found below.
What is a fast-moving electron given off by a nucleus during radioactive decay.?
One part of a beta- particle. The other part is an electron antineutrino
What is a fast moving electron?
Fast moving electrons are equivalent to beta radiation.
Which type of radiation alpha beta or gamma is a fast moving electron ejected from the nucleus?
A fast moving electron given off as part of a nuclear reactions is a beta particle. Also, anti-electrons, known as positrons, are beta particles. Electrons are involved in beta- decay, along with anti-neutrinos; and positrons are involved in beta+ decay, along with neutrinos.
What particle alpha or beta is more massive?
An alpha particle is a helium nucleus, consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons. Beta particles are fast moving electrons that are emitted from a nucleus when a neutron decays into a proton and an electron. Since 1 electron has 1/1837 the mass of a proton, the alpha particle is roughly 7348 times the mass of the electron.
What is the strength of a beta particle?
The strength of a beta particle is its ability to cross the absorber to reach the detector.Now the strength of a beta particle depends upon the energy of the beta particle and thickness of the absorber.
Positively charged particle that is also beta particle?
A positively charged particle that is also a beta particle is a Positron.
What is A fast moving electron that is given off as nuclear radiation?
Beta
What is the difference between a beta plus particle and a beta minus particle?
The difference between a beta plus and beta minus particle is the electrical charge. The charges are equal, but opposite. The beta minus particle is an electron with a negative charge, while the beta plus particle is an anti-electron or positron with a positive charge.
