A large cluster of spheres breaks apart, with smaller groups, a single sphere with an arrow, and wavy lines moving away from the center.

Do you have the mental speed to master this Alpha Beta & Gamma radiation quiz?

Difficulty

Medium

Questions

Volts

2/q

Decaying nuclei don't wait. Helium nuclei, high-speed electrons, and high-energy photons are flying. Can you identify the emission before the Geiger counter peaks? Prove you can track the path of a particle under fire. The clock is ticking—show us you know the charge.

More ZapStacks in Inside the Atom

A stylized atom with a nucleus of orange and tan spheres, black orbital rings, and a large tan circle with radiating lines, overlaid with a thick orange zigzag line.

Protons, Neutrons & Electrons

25 Zaps · Medium