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Radioactive decay
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Alpha decay
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Beta decay
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Gamma decay
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Detection of radioactivi-
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G-M tube
Photographic film
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Characteristics of three
kinds of emission
Betaparticlesaredeflectedupwards
accordingtofleming'sLHR.Theyare
deflectedmorethanalphabecausethey
weighmuchless
Alphaparticlesaredeflecteddownwards
(accordingtofleming'slefthandrule(where
directionofpositivecharge=current)
Gammaravsareunaffected(asthey
havenocharge)
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Half life
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