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Which form of emission is commonly not written in nuclear equations because they do not affect charges, atomic numbers, or mass numbers?
alpha particle
beta particle
gamma ray
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Gamma ray.
Gamma rays are photons (no charge, no mass) and thus do not change the atomic number or mass number of the nucleus, so they are often omitted from balanced nuclear equations. Alpha and beta emissions do change Z and/or A.
Gamma rays are photons (no charge, no mass) and thus do not change the atomic number or mass number of the nucleus, so they are often omitted from balanced nuclear equations. Alpha and beta emissions do change Z and/or A.
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