Decay Type

Alpha

Summary
Alpha decay
Is a
radioactive
process
where a
particle with
two neutrons
and two
protons are
removed
from the
nucleus of a
radioactive
atom.
Beta
Radioactive
Ordinary
decay is
Decay
where an
electron I
Regular Hydrogenreleased.
Beta
Positron
Emission

Betaelectron
Capture

Gamma

Diagram

Positron
emission is a
particular
type of
radioactive
decay, in
which a Deuterium
proton inside
a
radionuclide
nucleus is
changed into
a neutron
while
releasing a
positron and
an electron
neutrino.
Electron
capture is a
process in
which a
proton-rich
nuclide takes
in an inner
atomic
electron,
thereby
changing a
nuclear
proton to a
neutron and
at the same
time causing
the emission
of an electron
neutrino.
Gamma
Decay Is the
release of
energy In a
form of
gamma rays.
In Gamma
Decay, a high
energy
photon is
released from
the nucleus

Generally

X = Chemical symbol for the element

Z = Atomic number

A = Number of neutrons and protons

combined
3
4.

Tritium

5. Uranium-233
undergoes alpha decay
233/92 U ==> 4/2 alpha
& 229/90 Th (aka
Thorium-229)