Isotopes 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Charge of an electron

A

negative

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2
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charge of a proton

A

positive

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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

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4
Q

creates an electron, radiation composed at a high speed

A

beta

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5
Q

Type of energy that is most penetrating

A

gamma

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