Q: There are six fundamentally different kinds of nuclear decay reactions, and each releases a different kind of particle or what?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

an identical particle that has been ejected from a heavier nucleus. There are six fundamentally different kinds of nuclear decay reactions, and each releases a different kind of particle or energy. The essential features of each reaction are shown in Figure 20.4 "Common Modes of Nuclear Decay". The most common are alphaand beta decay and gamma emission, but the others are essential to an understanding of nuclear decay reactions. Figure 20.4 Common Modes of Nuclear Decay.

 Choices:

- protein

- mineral

- mass

- energy


A:
energy