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Gamma radiation is fundamentally different from alpha and

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Gamma radiation is fundamentally different from alpha and beta radiation. What is this basic difference?

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Gamma radiation is fundamentally different from alpha and beta radiation. What is this basic difference?

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Particles are emitted by alpha and beta radiation. The beta particles are either electrons or positrons, and the alpha particles are made up of two protons and two neutrons. Gamma radiation, on the other hand, emits photons rather than particles.

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