Gamma
Beta decay results in either an increase or decrease in the number of protons, which results in a change in the nuclear charge and produces an atom of a different element.
The electron has a neglible mass and a charge of minus 1.602 x 10-19 Coulombs.
The atomic mass of a radioactive atoms is changed during the radioactive decay (alpha decay, neutron decay, proton decay, double proton decay), spontaneous or artificial fission, nuclear reactions.
The Neutron
To write nuclear decay equations, you would typically start with the parent nucleus and identify the type of decay (alpha, beta, gamma). Then, you would balance the equation by conserving mass number and atomic number on both sides of the equation. Finally, you write the decay products. Remember to include the correct particles emitted during the decay process.
Neutrons have no charge, but have mass. This is also true of neutrinos, though the mass is considered negligible for most purposes.
nuclear decay, such as alpha decay or beta decay.
Beta decay results in either an increase or decrease in the number of protons, which results in a change in the nuclear charge and produces an atom of a different element.
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.
Fusion is nuclear synthesis, combining atoms of lesser mass into atoms of greater mass. Decay is reducing the mass of larger (unstable) atoms to form atoms of lesser mass.
alpha: mass 4, charge +2beta: mass ~1/1800, charge -1gamma: mass 0, charge 0
Energy and electrical charge are two quantities that are always conserved in nuclear decay equation.
The electron has a neglible mass and a charge of minus 1.602 x 10-19 Coulombs.
No, that would be a neutron. A proton is a nuclear particle with a mass of 1 AMU and a 1+ charge
Zirconium does not have an isotope with mass 97.
The mass number of a nucleus decreases during nuclear reactions involving alpha decay, beta decay, and neutron emission. In these reactions, the nucleus loses mass as particles are emitted, resulting in a decrease in the mass number.
A high energy photon with no mass or charge would be a gamma ray. Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation that have the highest energy and shortest wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum. They are typically produced during nuclear reactions or radioactive decay processes.