Calculating Radioactive Decay (OCR GCSE Physics A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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What do nuclear equations represent?
What do nuclear equations represent?
Radioactive decay
What can change in a nucleus during radioactive decay?
What can change in a nucleus during radioactive decay?
Mass and/or charge
Effect of alpha decay on nucleus mass
Effect of alpha decay on nucleus mass
Decreases
Effect of alpha decay on nucleus charge
Effect of alpha decay on nucleus charge
Decreases
Effect of beta decay on nucleus mass
Effect of beta decay on nucleus mass
No change
Effect of beta decay on nucleus charge
Effect of beta decay on nucleus charge
Increases
Effect of gamma decay on mass and charge
Effect of gamma decay on mass and charge
No change to either
Decay type that decreases both mass and charge
Decay type that decreases both mass and charge
Alpha decay