Question

What happens when a gamma ray is emitted from the nucleus of an atom?

It reduces the overall energy of the nucleus.

It increases the overall energy of the nucleus.

It causes a charge imbalance in the nucleus.

It changes the number of electros in the atom.

Answer 1

This is a gamma ray

\[\gamma _{0}^{0} \]

Answer 2

the top number is atomic mass, the bottom is atomic number/ charge. what do you notice about them @bookworm269

Answer 3

They are both 0

Answer 4

Yep so it has no mass and charge

Answer 5

So the only thing it can do is release energy causing your atom to be more stable

Answer 6

So the answer is that it would reduce the overall energy of the nucleus?

Answer 7

=D there you go