NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY - Radioactivity & Radiation - Alpha, Beta, Gamma

[@6Adolf6Hiller6]

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[@sciencepost]

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[@sciencepost]

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[@sciencepost]

Thanks for the kind words. I was trying to keep it simple!

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[@sciencepost]

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[@sciencepost]

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[@sciencepost]

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[@sciencepost]

Luam Abraha Luam, thanks for the kind words and just for leaving feedback. I'm so happy to have helped you. You in a difficult class, and know that even my students needed to watch my videos occasionally too. Please keep me posted and keep up the winning and successful attitude.

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[@sciencepost]

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[@personofthefuture]

Now I just realized why gamma photons have that name. It gives off ridiculous amounts of radioactive decay! To remember it, I think of the flares of blue that occur when they burst (think energy; then releasing). Wish us luck, Mr. Post!

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[@leslieannew3414]

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[@sciencepost]

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[@sciencepost]

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[@sciencepost]

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[@Quark-nk3rg]

For everybody who is confused about the Gamma radiation: When the atom loses the Alpha particle and the electron, it becomes excited. i.e. the remaining electrons are not properly distributed throughout the shells/orbitals. Now an electron has to move in a lower orbital, therefore it has to release energy (the closer the orbital to the nucleus is the smaller the energy of the electron is) This energy is released in form of a photon/Gamma radiation. This is why this type of radiation has no mass.

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[@sciencepost]

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[@govindamparamanandam1]

My book mentions positrons as one of the particles released (while talking about radiation). Can you explain a bit on that? How does that fit in with these? Thank you.

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[@govindamparamanandam1]

Question: Beta Particles- You mentioned that when a neutron turns into a proton or vice versa, en electron is created and emitted. Is the electron that's emitted, newly created or is it one of the electrons that was already part of the atom?

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[@robkent2002]

Thanks for the video man! Could you explain gamma radiation a bit more?

[@sciencepost]

robkent2002 That's awesome news Rob. Unfortunately, I don't have a vid just one gamma.

[@sciencepost]

You are totally welcome bro!

[@Broockle]

12:00 - 14:00 w8 w8 w8 w8 There is no change in mass in the decaying atom when gamma radiation is released? Is it possible that the gamma radiation comes from the neutrons that decay into alpha and beta particles? That would make a lot more sense to me. Or explain in what form the energy of where the gamma radiation came from is stored inside the nucleus. Or elaborate on your "steam" metaphor xD

[@adrianschultz7330]

Isn't gamma radiation simply a high energy photon which basically means a short wavelength. So it technically still is a particle.

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[@666waterlily]

I don't understand why 36 is unstable but not 35 or 37? 36 is in the middle shouldn't it be the most stable?

[@RichHandsome]

Did you figure out the answer ?

[@lexgodinez1523]

+Rich Handsome no.....

[@huntersikari]

+Lex Godinez HI this might be not one of the easiest explanation , but when an isotope have odd proton no. and odd neutron no. then they are mostly unstable.. stable combination for this types of cases are H, Li, B and N {tip you can memorize it they have atomic number respectively 1,3, 5 and 7:) }. Hope this may be helps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lexgodinez1523]

+hunter sikari 😩thanks

[@lexgodinez1523]

+Jessie Blanchard I kinda get what your saying. Thanks!

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[@tycho-bro-hey]

are anti-neutrinos optional for negative beta decay?

[@bigtrippy]

is it possible to make unstable nucleus stabell thrue electrode magmatic

[@sciencepost]

Think of a neutrino as an extremely small neutral charged particle, much smaller than the neutron.

[@AjetAjetAjet]

Because 20 is one of the magic numbers (2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126) and if the number of neutrons or protons of the nucleus is a magic number it's stable.

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[@KowboyUSA]

What is the difference between a neutron and a neutrino?

[@jackspongej]

i know how neutron changes into a proton during beta decay. Inside these subatomic particles we have quarks ( normally 3 ). Protons: up up down Neutrons: Up down down Electron: down down down. When and N changes to p+ a quark changes from up down down to up up down