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How does alpha, beta and gamma rays change the nucleus?

Answer 1

Charlotte Aaron

Alpha particles(#alpha#) decrease the mass number by #4# and decrease proton(atomic, #Z#) number by #2#

Beta particles(#beta#) have no effect on mass number, however they increase the atomic number by #1#

Gamma particles(#gamma#) have no effect on the nucleus of an atom.

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Answer 2

Leo Abeyta

Alpha particles consist of two protons and two neutrons, emitted during radioactive decay. Beta decay involves a neutron transforming into a proton or vice versa, with emission of a beta particle (electron) or positron. Gamma rays, electromagnetic radiation, accompany certain nuclear processes. These emissions alter the nucleus by changing its atomic and/or mass number, impacting its stability and transforming it into a different element.

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