Explain the main differences between alpha beta and gamma rays


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Differentiate between alpha and beta and gamma rays

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Alpha particles are energetic (fast) helium nuclei, beta particles are smaller and have half the charge, being energetic electrons (or positrons) only the gamma particles are photons, i.e., they are not massive particles at all, they are a form of electromagnetic radiation, a form more energetic than X-rays


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