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Types of radiation – WJECIsotopes

Three subatomic particles have different charges and masses. Radioactive particles decay and release alpha, beta and gamma radiation - natural and artificial sources of background radiation.

Part of Physics (Single Science)Forces, space and radioactivity

Isotopes

are the atoms of an element with different numbers of neutrons. They have the same proton number, but different .

Three isotopes of hydrogen

Hydrogen-1: Nucleus: 0 neutron, 1 proton. 1 electron orbiting. Hydrogen-2: Nucleus: 1 neutron, 1 proton. 1 electron orbiting. Hydrogen-3: Nucleus: 1 proton, 2 neutrons. 1 electron orbiting.