difference between alpha beta and gamma rays


compare and contrast alpha, beta and gamma rays
Alpha particle/ray
Beta particle/ray
Gamma rays
They helium nuclei
They are streams of electrons
They are electromagnetic radiations
They are the most ionizing
They are more ionizing than gamma but less ionizing than alpha
They are least ionisingthey are the most penetrating
They are less penetrating than both gamma and beta
They are more penetrating than alpha but less penetrating than gamma
they are the most penetrating, they can
They have the charge of +2e and mass of approximately 4amu
They have the mass  of electrons and also the charge of electrons
They are massless
They cannot penetrate human skin
They can penetrate human skin
They are they most penetrating , extremely difficult to stop
They are slowest, their speed is in the order of 1.6 x 103m/s
Faster than alpha but slower than gamma rays, their speed ranges from 0 to 0.9995 C
They are very fast moving at a speed of light, C =300,000,000 mls
They can be stop by paper, clothes, skin etc

They can penetrate thin lead and thick concrete.
They travel few centimeters in air
They can travel several centimeter in air
They can travel hundredths of centimeters in air
Deflected to negative pole in both magnetic and electrostatic field
Deflected to positive  pole in both magnetic and electrostatic field
Deflected to any direction in both magnetic and electrostatic
 field
It is positively charged
It is negatively charged
It is electrically neutral
They cause fluorescence in materials
They cause fluorescence in materials
They do not cause fluorescence in materials

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