Which radioactive emission has the smallest (least) mass? Question options:
1 answer:
Answer:
The answer is D. gamma rays
Explanation:
A radioactive atom can have three different types of emission:
alpha particles (α) = they have a mass of 4 amu and they have a very low penetrating power.
Beta particles (β) = they have 5x
amu and they have an intermediate penetrating power
Gamma rays (γ) = they are not particles basically just energy so its mass is ≈ 0 and its penetrating power is higher
For this reason Gamma emissions (γ) has the smallest mass value.
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