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Is it true that a gamma ray primarily consists of pure energy and no mass?
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∙ 12y ago
A gamma ray is an electromagnetic wave, as is light. This makes it similar to light. You might say it is "pure energy". But please note that any energy has an associated mass, which can be calculated by dividing the energy by c2.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoSince they have energy, they logically also have mass, due to the mass-energy equivalence.
However, they have zero "rest mass" - this is the invariant mass, which is the same for all observers.
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∙ 12y agoYes gamma radiation is a form of wave (so is all energy with no mass) its part of the electromagnetic spectrum, the same spectrum as lightwaves, x-ray waves and radio waves
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∙ 11y agoSort of. Photons are said to have no "rest mass". However, since they have energy, it follows that they also have mass, due to the mass-energy equivalence.
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∙ 13y agoYes it does.
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Does Gamma ray primarily consist of pure energy and no mass?
Gamma rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation, which is a type energy. Because a gamma ray is a type of energy, it has no mass.
What is gamma particle?
an energy ray with no mass and no charge
Do gamma rays have physical mass?
No. Gamma rays are waves, as part of the electromagnetic spectrum, and have no mass at all. A gamma ray is a form of electromagnetic energy. As such, it is said to have a rest mass of zero. A gamma ray, being electromagnetic energy, has some "particle-like" properties, as does other photonic radiation. But it moves at the speed of light in a vacuum and is generally said to be massless.
What is the mass number of a gamma particle?
Gamma rays belong to the electromagnetic spectrum. In frequency and consequent energy the spectrum runs from very very long low energy radio waves up to the highest energy and frequencies which include gamma rays. Somewhere between those very low energies and the highest energies lies the visible light frequencies and energies. You know them as ordinary light. And I suspect you've heard light consists of photons, which are massless. I mention the visible light to point out that gamma rays belong to the same EM spectrum so they too are made of the same stuff that visible light is made of...photons. And photons have no mass; they are massless bits of energy. In short, gamma particles, which are photons, have no mass. ANS.
Is it true that gamma rays primarily consits of pure energy and no mass?
Gamma rays is powerful, high frequency (1019Hz and above) electromagnetic radiation and behaves like the rest of the spectrum. Electromagnetic radiation has some of the properties of both particles, electric and magnetic fields.
Energy released during nuclear fusion?
gamma ray photon
How do the mass number and charge of a nucleus change when it emits a gamma ray?
Neither changes. A gamma ray is just energy, and the nucleus simply transitions to a lower energy state.
What type of radioactive decay involves only the release of high energy photons and therefore does not change the mass of the radionuclide?
There is no normal process by which a nucleus can release energy without changing the element. Even gamma radiation, which is photon emission from the nucleus during a restabilization sequence, has a predecessor, i.e. usually beta or alpha, which does change the element.
What is the Mass gamma radiation?
Gamma radiation is made up of photons, which are massless.That is to say, the invariant mass, often simply called mass, is zero. However, the photon does have energy, which has an equivalent mass. The exact mass (in the sense of energy equivalence) of a photon will depend on its energy, which can vary.From the Wikipedia: "Gamma rays typically have energies above 100 keV..." That would be about 1.6e-14 joules (lower limit); if you divide that by the square of the speed of light, you get the equivalent in kilograms (per photon).
What kind of wave is a gamma ray?
A gamma ray is an electromagnetic wave. It has the highest frequency (and energy) as well as the shortest wavelength on any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum.
What is the mass of gamma in atomic mass units?
If you mean a gamma photon, it is mass-less.
What is the mass number of gamma rays?
Gamma rays hasn't a mass number.
