Report Abuse. e. An alpha particle is two protons and two neutrons, and it is emitted from the nucleus. When it is emitted, the atomic weight of the nucleus decreases by about 4, and the atomic number by 2. With beta radiation, a neutron becomes a proton, with the emission of an electron.eport Abuse. e. An alpha particle is two protons and two neutrons, and it is emitted from the nucleus. When it is emitted, the atomic weight of the nucleus decreases by about 4, and the atomic number by 2. With beta radiation, a neutron becomes a proton, with the emission of an electron.
In the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery most of the obelisks have a person who was a father buried beneath them. The exceptions lie with those who died young, where instead obelisks are used as a cultural sign to honor deceased children (Ryan, 1992, p. 12).
The pharaohs ordered these huge monuments built for them so that they would always be remembered. The writings on the obelisks tell us a great deal about the ancient Egyptian civilization. Most obelisks were commissioned by pharaohs, but anyone could build one if they had the money. The ancient Egyptians are not the only civilization to build an obelisk. In relatively modern times, around the middle of the 1800's, about the same time in American history as the Gold Rush, the government of the United States began building an obelisk in Washington DC, to honor our first president, George Washington.