Radioactive decay, half-life and uses

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Question 56
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Gamma (γ\gammaγ) radiation is high-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted from unstable nuclei.

When an unstable nucleus emits a gamma ray, both the number of protons and the number of neutrons remain constant.

State what happens to the energy of the nucleus when it emits this gamma ray.

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