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What happens to the mass number of an element when γ-radiation is emitted?

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What happens to the mass number of an element when γ-radiation is emitted?

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When γ-radiation is emitted, the mass number of the element remains unchanged, because no protons or neutrons are lost from the nucleus.

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Chapter 12: Radioactivity - EXERCISE - 12(A) [Page 299]

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Selina Concise Physics [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 12 Radioactivity
EXERCISE - 12(A) | Q 27. (b) (iii) | Page 299
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Chapter 6 Modern Physics
Graded Assignment 6.1 | Q 12. (iii) | Page 356
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