Some Common Forms of Radiation
| Type of
Radiation |
Symbol |
Mass Number |
Atomic
Number |
Charge |
| Alpha particle |
a,
 |
4 |
2 |
2+ |
| Beta particle |
b,
 |
0 |
0 |
1- |
| Gamma ray, X-ray |
g,
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Proton |
or 
|
1 |
1 |
1+ |
|
Neutron |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
Alpha decay
Beta decay
Gamma decay
The "m"
is for meta-stable. The atom must lose energy to become stable.
Radioactive decay of a neutron to form a proton and an
electron
Chant
of the Radioactive Worker
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