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Alpha radiation consists of helium nucleus that are (in this context) rather large. This means it is very easily stopped (just a few tens of cm of air will stop it) and when encountering more solid matter, i.e. the skin, its stopped almost immediately. So, alpha radiation (as long as you dont eat some any redioactive material) is pretty harmless.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoAn alpha particle, which is a radioactive emission, is not particularly penetrating, and most can be stopped by a sheet of paper.
This should not be confused with an alpha wave is an electromagnetic oscillation, and is a type of brain wave found in human beings.
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∙ 13y agoThat depends on how much energy it has, the higher the energy the further the penetration. A gamma ray with an energy of 1Mev will penetrate 100mm into water, which is equivalent to body tissue.
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∙ 15y agoIf you are talking about radiation, they don't they are stopped by the skin (a piece of paper is enough to stop them)
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∙ 14y agoit can't penetrate the skin
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What radiation can harm the internal organs?
Gamma radiation is not easily absorbed by the human body(not as easily as alpha and beta anyway). So it can penetrate to the internal organs and harm them.
What form of ionizing radiation can penetrate deeply body tissue?
Gamma radiation, X Rays
What form of ionizing radiation can deeply penetrate into body tissue?
Gamma radiation, X Rays
What can a gamma ray penetrate?
Yes, gamma rays will enter and also pass through less dense areas of your body. X-rays are gamma rays, and the reason they work is because denser areas of the body, like bone, block some of the gamma rays from getting to the x-ray film across from the emitter.
Can gamma rays and xrays pass through the human body?
Yes.
What form of ionizing radiatin can penetrate deeply into body tissue?
Gamma radiation, X Rays
What are the hazards of the element helium?
The radioactive particle's radiation from Helium isotope is hazardous for it is highly energetic and mostly the gamma rays that can highly penetrate and destroy the body cells.
Does skin block gamma rays from getting in the body?
No. Gamma rays are similar to X-rays in that they can penetrate deep into the human body. Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation which is produced by the decay of some radioisotopes and from nuclear reactions. A form of radiation which will be blocked by the skin is alpha particles, which are helium nuclei.
What radiation can harm the internal organs?
Gamma radiation is not easily absorbed by the human body(not as easily as alpha and beta anyway). So it can penetrate to the internal organs and harm them.
What form of radiation can penetrate deeply into body tissue?
Gamma radiation, X Rays
Radioactive particle that is harmful to human beings?
Radioactive particles include alpha beta and positron they are not so harmful for human body the actually harmful are gamma radiations associated with these particles.
What form of ionizing radiation can penetrate deeply body tissue?
Gamma radiation, X Rays
What form of ionizing radiation can deeply penetrate into body tissue?
Gamma radiation, X Rays
Which kind of radiation can penetrate clothing and skin to damage cells deep within a living body?
gamma
Why can an alpha particle cause to death?
ANS 1: Alpha (He) very harmful rays, it can easily penetrate our body.
What is the reaction of the human body to gamma rays?
Gamma rays can cause radiation sickness and cancer in humans.
What is the frequency range of radio waves that can penetrate human body?
The frequency range that the radio waves can penetrate the human body is between 1Hz and 10 KHz. This frequency of the radio waves is however not dangerous.
