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Can a magnet deflect beta radiation?

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WHAT type of radiation is unaffected by magnetism?

beta radiation is effected by a magnetic Field. A beta particle will bend toward the south of the magnet (+). beta radiation bends because it is made up of a single electron with a negative charge also known as e-. this negative charge means that the beta radiation will bend toward the positive side of the magnetic field.


What sort of path will the alpha and beta radiation follow?

alpha rays follow north pole of magnet and beta rays south pole.


What happens when you put a magnet on a radioactive element such as uranium?

The magnet would absorb any radiation and particles emitted by the radioactive element, just as anything else you might put there would. I'm not up on my nuclear decay, but in the event that alpha or beta particles were emitted, or any other ones with a net charge, the presence of the magnet would deflect them somewhat from the direction they would otherwise have taken.


What type of field would deflect alpha and beta particles?

A magnetic field would deflect both alpha and beta particles, as would a charged electric field.


Radiation consisting of a single electron?

beta radiation!


Which form of radiation is the same as an electron?

Beta minus radiation is a stream of electrons.


Is Alpha Beta or gamma made from electrons?

Beta radiation is made from electrons (or positrons for inverse beta radiation). Alpha radiation is a helium nucleus, and gamma radiation is a high energy electromagnetic ray.


Does beta radiation have a helium nuleus?

A stream of helium nuclei is alpha radiation. Beta radiation is a stream of electrons.


What materials deflect electromagnetic radiation?

Graded-Z materials.


Does beta have a helium nucleus?

Beta radiation does not have a helium nucleus.Alpha radiation, however, does have a helium nucleus.


Why is beta radiation used to measure beta radiation?

Because its attenuation is proportional to thickness being penetrated


Is beta radiation a type of nuclear radiation?

Yes