Net Charge of Daughter Atoms in Radioactive Decay: Does it Always Change?

[kelvin490]

I would like to ask will the daughter of a decayed particle carries net charge? For example, after beta negative decay will the daughter atom carries net positive charge and in an alpha decay the daughter carries net negative charge?

I search many textbooks and none of them mention about the net charge of daughter atoms.

 

[DrDu]

Yes, they will be charged and this effect can be used to generate high voltages in some kinds or radioisotope batteries.

 

[kelvin490]

Thanks, I also would like to ask does every decay necessarily involves conversion between mass and energy?