Notes: Rate of Radioactive Decay
Notes: Rate of Radioactive Decay
Notes: Rate of Radioactive Decay
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REVIEW: RADIOACTIVE DECAY<br />
• Gamma <strong>Decay</strong><br />
• A high energy nucleus emits electromagnetic radiation in the form<br />
<strong>of</strong> gamma rays<br />
• Gamma rays have no mass and no charge<br />
• Example<br />
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