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Name the rays or waves produced by the changes in the nucleus of an atom.

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X-rays
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UV rays
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Gamma rays
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IR rays
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Solution

The correct option is B Gamma rays
Gamma rays are classically produced by the decay of atomic nuclei as they transition from a high energy state to a lower state known as gamma decay, but may also be produced by other processes. Paul Villard, a French chemist and physicist, discovered gamma radiation in 1900, while studying radiation emitted from radium. Villard's radiation was named "gamma rays" by Ernest Rutherford in 1903.
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the rays or waves produced by the changes in the nucleus of an atom is Gamma rays.

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