3.5 - Nuclear Decay

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Alpha radiation

Fast moving particles, helium nuclei, ejected from certain radioactive nuclei.

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Beta radiation

Electrons with speeds just less than the speed of light, ejected from certain radioactive nuclei.

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Gamma radiation

Photons of high energy (high frequency, short wavelength) ejected from radioactive nuclei.

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XAZ notation

X is the chemical symbol of the element, A the mass number (number of protons plus number of neutrons) and Z the atomic number (number of protons).