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Offline Anon88

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Does α,β or γ emission change element?
« on: September 19, 2011, 01:46:13 PM »
I have a question and I hope you can help me. Does element change after α,β and γ emission?
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Re: Does α,β or γ emission change element?
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2011, 02:30:55 PM »
Let me ask you another question, which may help you formulate your own answer to yours:


Which particles define an atom and what precisely happens during said emissions?
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Offline Anon88

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Re: Does α,β or γ emission change element?
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2011, 03:18:40 PM »
Neutrons, Protons and electrons.

alpha - emission of helium nucleus.
beta - emission of the beam of electrons
not sure of gamma though.

So does it change? I suppose it does, just need someone to confirm.
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Re: Does α,β or γ emission change element?
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2011, 05:15:43 PM »
Gamma are just high energetic photons.

What are charges of alpha particles and electrons?

What defines identity of an element?
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Re: Does α,β or γ emission change element?
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2011, 05:43:09 PM »
Number of protons define identity of an element. I don't know about charges. I'm a beginner even though I go to high school. Could you answer your first question?
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Re: Does α,β or γ emission change element?
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2011, 07:18:28 PM »
Well, let's try it this way -- what is a helium nucleus?  What is it made of?
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Re: Does α,β or γ emission change element?
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2011, 04:29:37 AM »
And if you don't know - don't wait till someone tells you, google, wiki, textbook - you are surrounded by sources, just use them.
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Re: Does α,β or γ emission change element?
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2011, 04:46:18 AM »
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Re: Does α,β or γ emission change element?
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2011, 07:57:11 AM »
I have found out. Thanks to my school teacher. I'm not native English, American, etc so it's hard for me to use google and wiki. Mostly I understand but there are some texts that I do not and that was the case now.
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Re: Does α,β or γ emission change element?
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2011, 08:00:02 AM »
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