Chemistry - Periodic Table and Nuclear

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Alpha Decay

Largest of the nuclear radiation particles

Atomic number DECREASES by 2

Atomic mass DECREASES by 4

<p>Largest of the nuclear radiation particles</p><p>Atomic number DECREASES by 2</p><p>Atomic mass DECREASES by 4</p>
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Beta Decay

Smaller particles

Atomic number INCREASES by 1

Atomic mass stays the same

<p>Smaller particles</p><p>Atomic number INCREASES by 1</p><p>Atomic mass stays the same</p>
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Gamma Emission

wave, not particle

no change in atomic number or mass

<p>wave, not particle</p><p>no change in atomic number or mass</p>
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Positron Emission

decreases in the number of protons

Atomic number DECREASES by 1

no change in the mass number

<p>decreases in the number of protons</p><p>Atomic number DECREASES by 1</p><p>no change in the mass number</p>
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Beta Capture

a proton captures an electron and is transformed into a neutron

Atomic number decreases by 1

no change in the mass