Properties of Nuclear Radiation Science 10 Property Alpha Decay Beta Decay Gamma Decay Particle Emitted Description of radiation Charge Penetrating Power Change in mass number of parent nucleus Change in atomic number of parent nucleus

Properties of Nuclear Radiation Science 10 Property Alpha Decay Beta Decay Gamma Decay Particle Emitted Description of radiation Charge Penetrating Power Change in mass number of parent nucleus Change in atomic number of parent nucleus

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Radioactive decay

Properties of Nuclear Radiation
Science 10
Property
Alpha Decay
Beta Decay
Gamma Decay
Particle Emitted
Description of
radiation
Charge
Penetrating
Power
Change in
mass number
of parent
nucleus
Change in
atomic number
of parent
nucleus

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