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Radioactivity
AX+e- Æ AY+n Z K Z-1 e
Term | Definition |
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Electron Capture | The nucleus captures one of its own K shell orbital electrons, a proton transforms into a neutron and a neutrino ne is ejected. |
B+ decay | A proton transforms into a neutron, and a positron b+ and neutrino ne, sharing the available energy, are ejected from the nucleus |
B- decay | A neutron transforms into a proton, and an electron b– and antineutrino n— , sharing the available energy, are ejected from the nucleus. |
Alpha Decay | radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle. 2 4He |
Atomic Number | Z - number of protons and number of electrons in an atom. |
Atomic Mass Number | A - number of nucleons in an atom (i.e. number of protons Z plus number of neutrons N in an atom: A = Z + N). |