MODULE 1: ENERGY

CHAPTER 2: NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY AND ENERGY

Lesson 2: Types of Nuclear Decay

ALPHA DECAY

The nuclear symbol representing a n alpha particle is or α

BETA DECAY

The nuclear symbol representing an electron (beta particle) is

GAMMA DECAY

The gamma ray symbol is

Example::
ELECTRON CAPTURE

Ne

POSITRON EMISSION
Note: Please do watch the attached YT Videos in Gclass for you understand this topic
better.