Gamma Radiation Flashcards
Photon symbol looks like
Letter y
Gamma radiation is the emission of high-energy
Photons
Photons aka
Y rays
Gamma radiation is emission of light with (2)
Very short wavelength
High frequency
Gamma radiation is emission of light with (2)
Very short wavelength
High frequency
Light/photons are emitted from atoms in a _ state
Excited
Excited state is where electron(s) fall from higher energy states to the ground or _
Lower energy states
Excited is _ energy level
High
Ground is _ energy level
Low
_ moves the electron to a higher energy level
Absorbing light with sufficient energy
Light absorbed when electron goes up and emission occurs when
Electron goes down
Gamma rays are emitted from nuclei in _ states
Excited
Gamma radiation by itself does not
Change atomic number
Gamma ray in conjunction with another type of radiation _
Can change atomic number
(Conjunction with alpha decay)
Gamma radiation is usually in conjunction with (2)
Alpha decay
Beta decay
