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Depends on what type of radioactive decay you are talking about. Beta decay (electron or positron) will have a charge, while alpha decay will not. Beta decay can either be positron decay or electron decay. Positron will result in the parent to have the same atomic mass but a different atomic number. The atomic number will be one less than that of the parent. Meaning one proton will decay into a neutron and a positron, which is a positively charged particle. Electron decay results in the parent gaining a proton while the Atomic Mass stays the same. A neutron decays into a proton and an electron and the electron is emitted with a negative charge. Alpha decay, however, results in the emission of a neutral helium particle. Gamma decay results in the same parent with no loss of charge or atomic number and gives off a high energy photon called a gamma particle.

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