A gamma ray is an electromagnetic wave, as is light. This makes it similar to light. You might say it is "pure energy". But please note that any energy has an associated mass, which can be calculated by dividing the energy by c2.
Gamma rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation, which is a type energy. Because a gamma ray is a type of energy, it has no mass.
Gamma rays have no mass because they are a form of electromagnetic radiation, which consists of massless particles called photons. Photons, including gamma rays, do not have rest mass, but they do have energy and momentum.
Gamma radiation has essentially no mass. It consists of electromagnetic waves, similar to light and radio waves, and is characterized by high energy and penetration ability.
No Gamma Rays do not have mass. All electromagnetic radiation has no mass.
The energy released by nuclear fission is primarily in the form of gamma rays, which are high-energy electromagnetic radiation. These gamma rays are emitted as a result of the conversion of mass into energy during the fission process.
Gamma decay involves the emission of a gamma ray, which is a high-energy photon with no charge and no mass.
Free radiation I suppose. But gamma radiation, is charge free. As is UV, IR, ... ..
Gamma rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation characterized by high energy and extremely short wavelengths. They are composed of photons with no mass or charge, and they exhibit properties similar to X-rays, but with even higher energy levels. Gamma rays are produced by nuclear reactions, such as those in stars or nuclear decay processes.
Gamma rays belong to the electromagnetic spectrum. In frequency and consequent energy the spectrum runs from very very long low energy radio waves up to the highest energy and frequencies which include gamma rays. Somewhere between those very low energies and the highest energies lies the visible light frequencies and energies. You know them as ordinary light. And I suspect you've heard light consists of photons, which are massless. I mention the visible light to point out that gamma rays belong to the same EM spectrum so they too are made of the same stuff that visible light is made of...photons. And photons have no mass; they are massless bits of energy. In short, gamma particles, which are photons, have no mass. ANS.
A gamma particle is a high-energy photon emitted as a result of radioactive decay. Gamma particles have no mass or charge, allowing them to penetrate deeply into materials and tissues. They are commonly used in various applications such as gamma imaging in medicine and industry.
An atom's mass does not change when it emits gamma radiation. Gamma radiation is a type of electromagnetic radiation with no mass or charge, so the total mass of the atom remains constant. The energy and momentum carried by the gamma radiation may cause the atom to recoil, but the mass of the atom itself does not change.
There is no normal process by which a nucleus can release energy without changing the element. Even gamma radiation, which is photon emission from the nucleus during a restabilization sequence, has a predecessor, i.e. usually beta or alpha, which does change the element.