RADIATION

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  • Created on: 07-11-17 17:19
What are the 3 types of radiation?
alpha, beta and gamma
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Which is the most penetrating and which is the least?
Alpha is the least gamma is the most
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How can alpha radiation be stopped?
A sheet of paper
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How can beta radiation be stopped?
Beta radiation can penetrate air and paper, but is stopped by a few millimetres of aluminium
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How can alpha gamma be stopped?
Gamma radiation can only be stopped by a few centimetres of lead, or many metres of concrete
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What can alpha radiation be used for?
Smoke detectors
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What can beta radiation be used for?
to monitor the thickness of materials such as paper, plastic and aluminium.
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What can gamma radiation be used for?
Gamma radiation is used in the treatment of cancer, testing equipment and sterilising medical instruments
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Which is the most penetrating and which is the least?

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Alpha is the least gamma is the most

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How can alpha radiation be stopped?

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How can beta radiation be stopped?

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How can alpha gamma be stopped?

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