Word Bank gamma
beta
alpha
radiation
radioactive
1.
In
decay, an atomic nucleus emits an
particle which
results in the transformation of an atom with a mass number four less and an atomic number
that is two less.
2.
The complete process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves is
3.
In
decay, the neutron to proton ratio is too great in the nucleus and
causes instability and results in a neutron being transformed into a proton and an electron.
4.
In
decay, the nucleus of an atom is at too high an energy state and
results in the reduction of energy state and the emission of a high energy photon.