Radioactivity

Question 1

Alpha particle?

Answer 1

A particle made of 2 protons and 2 neutrons emitted as ionising radiation

Question 2

Alpha decay?

Answer 2

A type of radiation in which atomic nucleus emits a alpha particle

Question 3

What is a alpha particle also known as?

Answer 3

Helium nucleus 4/2

Question 4

What happens in a alpha particle equation

Answer 4

Example
226. 222. 4
Ra —->. Rn + he
88. 86. 2

Question 5

Beta particle?

Answer 5

Otherwise known as beta ray/beta radiation is a high speed electron/positron emitted from radioactivity decay of an atomic nucleus during the process of beta decay

Question 6

What is a beta particle equation

Answer 6

14. 14. 0
        C—> N. + e
15. 7. -1

Question 7

Gamma ray? (Y)

Answer 7

Otherwise known as gamma radiation is a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from the decay of a atomic nucleus

Question 8

Nucleons?

Answer 8

Subatomic particles found in the nucleus

Question 9

Alpha decay?

Answer 9

Atomic number decreases by two, mass number will decrease by four

Question 10

Beta-decay

Answer 10

Atomic number increases by one,mass number stays the same

Question 11

Beta + decay

Answer 11

Atomic number decreases by one mass number stays the same

Question 12

Gamma decay

Answer 12

Atomic number and mass number unchanged