Isotopes 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Charge of an electron
A
negative
2
Q
charge of a proton
A
positive
3
Q
a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits an alpha particle and thereby transforms or ‘decays’ into an atom with a mass number that is reduced by four and an atomic number that is reduced by two
A
alpha
4
Q
creates an electron, radiation composed at a high speed
A
beta
5
Q
Type of energy that is most penetrating
A
gamma