Alpha, Beta, &Gamma Particles
Alpha rays :-
Nature: He nuclei represented as 2He⁴ or He²+
Mass : 4 a.m.u or 6.642 × 10^ –27 kg
Charge :Positive charge of +2 units
Penetrating power : Minimum -0.1 mm thick aluminum foil can stop it.
Ionising power : Maximum.
Beta rays:-
Nature: Stream of electron represented as -1e⁰.
Mass : 0.000548597 a.m.u. or 9.1 x 10-31 kg
Charge :Negative charge of –1 unit.
Penetrating power : It is stopped by 5 mm thick Aluminum foil.
Ionising power : Less than Alpha but more than Gamma rays.
Gamma rays:—
Nature : Electromagnetic waves of very short wavelengths.
Mass : No mass
Charge : 0
Penetrating power : Maximum — even 750 mm thick pb plate cannot stop it.
Ionising power : very Low.
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