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Gamma ray is a type of radiation that has no mass & no charge. Gamma rays have a high penetrating power. Text us. Tags: gamma ray, radiation, mass. Wednesday, February 01 2012.
'Radioactivity' is the energy and mass released by spontaneous changes in the nucleus of an atom. However, 'Radiation' is energy that travels ('radiates') as waves or particles. Heat, light, sound, microwaves, radar, radio waves, X-rays, alpha and beta particles, and gamma rays are all forms of radiation.