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Card 16
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What is the penetrating power of a beta particle?
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Card 17
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How does beta emission effect the mass and atomic number of the atom?
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Card 18
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What is a gamma ray?
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Card 19
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Does a gamma ray have a charge?
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Card 20
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What effect does gamma ray have on the mass and atomic number of the atom?
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Card 21
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What is the penetration power of gamma rays?
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*3 Why are victims of radioactive contamination buried in lead coffins?
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Card 23
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*4 Give the mass number and symbol of the isotope formed when 211 Bi decays by alpha emission
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Card 24
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What is a half-life?
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Card 25
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Why are radio emissions dangerous?
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