does gamma decay of a nucleus of a radio active substance obey einstein's energy mass equivalence?

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        does gamma decay of a nucleus of a radio active substance obey einstein's energy mass equivalence?

7 years ago

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suryakanth AskiitiansExpert-IITB

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Dear anesh,

Gamma decay results from a change in the energy level of the nucleus to a lower state, resulting in the emission of electromagnetic radiation. This can occur following the emission of an alpha or a beta particle from radioactive decay.Here the Einstein's equation is applied and hence the mass difference or the energy difference comes out as electromagentic radiation.

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