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The gamma particle's symbol is the lowercase Greek gamma, the velar, which looks like a lower case western v, but the base has a narrow loop, and the left top has a curved serif. In print, it looks like a Y, shifted down as if it were a lower case letter with a descender.
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The charge of a gamma particle is that of the photon, which is zero.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 6y agoA gamma ray is a form of electromagnetic energy. As such, it is said to have a rest mass of zero. A gamma ray, being electromagnetic energy, has some "particle-like" properties, as does other photonic radiation. But it moves at the speed of light in a vacuum and is generally said to be massless.
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∙ 16y agoGamma rays have no charge they are neutral
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∙ 13y agoA gamma particle is an electron. It has a -1 charge.
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∙ 12y agoGamma radiation is an electromagnetic radiation and so it does not have any charge. It is a photon.
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∙ 9y agoGamma rays do not have a mass or a charge. Gamma rays are simply photons of electromagnetic radiation. These rays are given off by a nucleus that is experiencing radioactive decay.
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∙ 13y agoGamma rays are photons - they have no electric charge.
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∙ 14y agoGamma rays do not have a charge.
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Does nucleus changes its charge while emitting from beta and gamma particles simultaneously?
Gamma rays don't carry charge, BUT beta particles do - so a neutron must become a proton.
How do the electric charges of alpha beta and gamma rays differ?
Alpha rays are positively charged, beta negatively charged and gamma rays is an electromagnetic wave(like light) which has no charge. They have obtained their charges on basis of where they originated from within the atom.
How do the electric charges of alpha particles beta particles and gamma rays differ from each other?
From Physics Forums The alpha particle has a 2+ charge, beta has 1- charge, and the gamma is neutral (no charge). The beta particle could also have a 1+ charge if it undergoes positron emission [a proton turns into a neutron and a positron (the "anti-electron")]
Describe electrical charges particles of the atom?
Well central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charge electrons.
How does magnetism effect gamma radiation?
No. Gamma rays are photons (light particles). Photons are particles with no mass, no charge and no magnetic moment.
Does nucleus changes its charge while emitting from beta and gamma particles simultaneously?
Gamma rays don't carry charge, BUT beta particles do - so a neutron must become a proton.
Which type of radiation has no mass or charge?
Free radiation I suppose. But gamma radiation, is charge free. As is UV, IR, ... ..
What is gamma particle?
an energy ray with no mass and no charge
Why gamma rays no charge?
No. Gamma rays are massless and have no charge
How do the electric charges of alpha beta and gamma rays differ?
Alpha rays are positively charged, beta negatively charged and gamma rays is an electromagnetic wave(like light) which has no charge. They have obtained their charges on basis of where they originated from within the atom.
How do the electric charges of alpha particles beta particles and gamma rays differ from each other?
From Physics Forums The alpha particle has a 2+ charge, beta has 1- charge, and the gamma is neutral (no charge). The beta particle could also have a 1+ charge if it undergoes positron emission [a proton turns into a neutron and a positron (the "anti-electron")]
What are the charges and relative masses of the main subatomic particles?
electron = relative charge = 1- relative mass = 1/1840 proton = relative charge = 1+ relative mass = 1 neutron = relative charge = 0 relative mass = 1
Why are gamma rays not deflected when passed between electrically charged plates?
Gamma rays are photons (light particles). Photons are particles with no mass, no charge and no magnetic moment. Hence they cannot be affected by either an electric or a magnetic field.
Does gamma radiation have no mass?
No Gamma Rays do not have mass. All electromagnetic radiation has no mass.
Are gamma rays negative?
No. The gauge particles for electromagnetic radiation, photons, do not carry an electronic charge.
Do gamma rays have a charge?
No, a gamma ray does not have a plus two charge. A gamma ray is electromagnetic energy, and has no charge at all. It is the alpha particle, a type of particulate radiation, that has a charge of plus two. Use the links below for more information.
Describe electrical charges particles of the atom?
Well central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charge electrons.
