Calculating Radioactive Decay (AQA GCSE Physics Combined Science): Flashcards
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What do nuclear equations represent
What do nuclear equations represent
Radioactive decay
What can change in the nucleus during radioactive decay
What can change in the nucleus during radioactive decay
Mass and/or charge
Effect of alpha decay on mass
Effect of alpha decay on mass
Decreases
Effect of alpha decay on charge
Effect of alpha decay on charge
Decreases
What does alpha decay decrease
What does alpha decay decrease
Both mass and charge
Effect of beta decay on mass
Effect of beta decay on mass
No change
Effect of beta decay on charge
Effect of beta decay on charge
Increases
What does beta decay change
What does beta decay change
Charge increases, mass unchanged
Effect of gamma decay on mass and charge
Effect of gamma decay on mass and charge
No change to either
Which decay changes neither mass nor charge
Which decay changes neither mass nor charge
Gamma decay