Radioactive Particles
1. Which radioactive emission has the greatest mass? Least mass?
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2. Why do you think gamma rays are drawn as wavy lines?
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3. Which charged plate are the alpha particles attracted to? Explain.
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4. Which charged plate are the beta particles attracted to? Why do the beta particles have a greater
curvature than the alpha particles do?
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5. Explain why the gamma rays do not bend toward one of the electrically charged plates.
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Chemistry: Matter and Change
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