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Name
alpha particle
Beta Particle
Notation Symbol
42He or 42α α
Table O
Symbols Used in Nuclear Chemistry
beta particle
0e or 0β –1 –1
β–
gamma radia0tion
• Notation: e OR
0
β. There is0 no mass and the
0 -1
• The charge is negative.
γ γ
-1 charge is -1.
1
0n n
neutron
I knew most of this info from my good friend
Reffy (Table O – p. 7).
proton
1 1
H or p p
• Symbol: β
• Has a low penetrating power +1 +1
• Can also be described as a high-speed electron
1 1
positron 0 e or 0 β β+
24Na 0e + 24MgTable P 11 -1 12
Organic Prefixes
24Na underwent transmutation and became a new element, 24 Mg. 11 12
DuringthePproecfeisxs,itemitNteudmabetrapoafrticle(0e).
meth- 1 eth- 2 prop- 3 but- 4 pent- 5
Carbon Atoms
-1
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