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).
Inspired by Egypt, obelisks punctuate a temple in Byblos, Lebanon, that was likely dedicated to the god Reshef about 1800 b.c By that time Egypt had already been trading with the cities of the eastern Mediterranean for at least a thousand years, importing luxuries such as wine, olive oil, and cedar timbers.