What are the correct mass and charge numbers for the following five products of radioactive decay: (a) a neutron (b) an α- particle (c) a positron (d) a photon (e) a β- ray

Radioactive decay is defined as the disintegration of an unstable nucleus accompanied by the release of energy.

The different types of radioactive decay are: alpha decay, beta decay, gamma decay; which are accompanied by the release of photons or other subatomic particles.

The mass number (A) and charge number (Z) of the following products of radioactive decay are:

(a) a neutron :

A - 1

Z - 0

(b) an α- particle:

A - 4

Z - (+2)

(c) a positron :

A - 0

Z - (+1)

(d) a photon

A - 0

Z - 0

(e) a β- ray:

A - 0

Z - (-1)

just did the assignment and the answer was #1 +2 n