sodium-24

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Diagram showing the decay process of radioactive sodium-24, which undergoes beta decay to form excited magnesium-24, emitting a 1.39-MeV electron, followed by two gamma rays as it transitions to the stable ground state of magnesium-24.

sodium-24: Media

chemical isotope

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Diagram showing the decay process of radioactive sodium-24, which undergoes beta decay to form excited magnesium-24, emitting a 1.39-MeV electron, followed by two gamma rays as it transitions to the stable ground state of magnesium-24.

radioactive decay of sodium-24

Decay scheme of a radioactive sodium-24 (²⁴Na) nucleus. With a half-life...

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