Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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This video goes through several worked examples of the three main types of radioactive decay including alpha, beta and gamma decay. During alpha decay the nucleus emits an alpha particle which is the equivalent of a helium nucleus, during beta decay the nucleus emits an electron which is the beta particle and during gamma decay the nucleus emits a gamma ray which is a high energy photon.

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Chapters:
0:00 Radioactive Decay
0:27 Alpha decay
2:25 Beta minus decay
4:55 Beta plus decay
7:35 Gamma decay
8:30 Mixed problems

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