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Alpha particles can be stopped by paper or anything equivalent. Beta rays can pass through aluminum foil but nothing stronger than that. Gamma rays are strongest, being able to pass through human body tissue, cement walls, and anything else.
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∙ 12y ago- Alpha - Skin or paper is enough to stop Alpha radiation
- Beta - Thin aluminum or plastic stops Beta
- Gamma - Thick lead blocks Gamma
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∙ 12y ago- Radio & Microwave radiation are stopped by a Faraday Cage.
- IR, Visible light, and UV are stopped by opaque objects.
- X-rays & Gamma rays cannot be stopped, only attenuated by dense materials like lead.
- Alpha particles are stopped by one sheet of ordinary paper.
- Beta particles can be stopped by metal sheets, thickness required depending on the energy.
- Neutron particles cannot be stopped, only slowed or attenuated. Graphite or anything containing hydrogen slows (i.e. moderates) neutrons. Boron and cadmium absorb (i.e. attenuate) neutrons.
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∙ 13y agoThe three primary radiation emissions1 are alpha, beta, and gamma2.
- Alpha, a helium nucleus, can be stopped with a few inches of air or a sheet of paper.
- Beta, an electron, can be stopped by an aluminum plate.
- Gamma, a photon, can only be attenuated, often with thick lead or concrete.
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1Strictly speaking, you don't stop radioactive decay, you stop or attenuate radiation that is a side effect of that radioactive decay.
2There are other emissions besides alpha, beta, and gamma. Of note is the neutron, but it is not a primary emission of decay - it is an emission of fission. There are also other particles, such as positrons, neutrinos, etc. but they are not usuallyconsidered in this type of question.
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∙ 12y agoAlpha radiation is most likely to be stopped. It can be stopped by a few inches of air, a sheet of paper, your skin, etc.
The danger in alpha emitting radionuclides lies in the risk to living tissue that they come into contact with they are ingested into the body. Since alpha is a heavy (amu=4), high charge (+2) ion, it ionizes atoms very easily, breaking molecular bonds and upsetting biochemistry. That is why it can be stopped so easily, from a shielding standpoint. That is also why it is so dangerous, from an ingestion standpoint.
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∙ 12y agoRadiation protection against:
- alpha radiation: a page from a newspaper is sufficient
- beta radiation: an aluminium foil is sufficient
- gamma radiation: you need lead or steel, the thickness of the plate depending on the energy of the radiations
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∙ 12y agoWell if ur trying to stop it then good luck because look what happened to the Japanese, do u want to turn out like I think not.
I am not being racist.
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∙ 11y ago# alpha - paper or skin # beta - foil # gamma - thick layer of leaded concrete # x-ray - lead # neutrons - thick layer of borated concrete
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∙ 9y agoAlpha radiation is blocked by a piece of cardboard.
Beta radiation is stopped by a metallic foil with a thickness under 1 mm.
Gamma radiation is stopped by large lead bricks.
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∙ 9y agoBirch wood
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Each of the following can do that:
How is it possible for a single electron to produce so many different wavelengths and frequencies?
A single electron can produce different types of radiation. Radiation, frequency, and wavelength all rely on each other. If an electron can produce multiple types of radiation, it can also produce different wavelengths and frequencies, because the wavelengths and frequencies are dependent on the radiation type.
How is gamma different from alpha and beta radiation?
Alpha, beta and gamma are three types of ionizing radiation. When they collide with atoms, they knock electron(s) out, leaving an ionized atom behind. At each collision, they lose energy. Alpha particles are the bare nuclei of helium atoms: two protons and two neutrons. They are relatively large, slow particles, and do not penetrate into materials: they are stopped by a sheet of paper, or by the skin. Beta particles are high-energy electrons or positions. They are much smaller and lighter than alpha particles, and start at much higher speeds. They can penetrate paper, but are stopped by a thin metal foil. Gamma rays are the shortest possible wavelength of electromagnetic radiation/Iight waves/photons). They are highly penetrating and only stopped by extremely thick lead or some equivalent, thicker, mass of lower density.
How are conduction and radiation different from each other?
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What are the 3 types of radiation and define each type?
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Each of the following can do that:
How is it possible for a single electron to produce so many different wavelengths and frequencies?
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How is gamma different from alpha and beta radiation?
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How do the various types of electromagnetic radiation differ from each other'?
Frequency, wavelength and energy are the only differences. They are all roughly equivalent as well, in that knowing one means knowing the others for EM radiation.
How do various types of electromagnetic radiation differ from each other?
Frequency, wavelength and energy are the only differences. They are all roughly equivalent as well, in that knowing one means knowing the others for EM radiation.
How are conduction and radiation different from each other?
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