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How far can alpha particles travel through air?
Just a few inches.
How far does alpha radiation travel?
It Travels a few centimeters in air as the have weak energy.
How far does an alpha particle travel?
This depends on their energy. An alpha particle that comes from nuclear decay is usually only able to travel a short distance, a few centimeters, through air. Alpha particles as cosmic rays, however, are much more energetic, and can penetrate quite deeply, even through many meters of solid shielding. These can penetrate the atmosphere.
How far will alpha travel?
a few centimeters deepending on the energy
How far can alpha particles from Thorium-232 travel in body fluids?
An alpha particle with energy of 4.0 MeV from Thorium-232 decay can travel less than 28 microns in body fluids.
What can alpha particles can pass through?
Alpha particles can pass through very few substances. It can travel in air but has a range of only a few centimetres.
How far can alpha particles from Thorium-232 decay travel in body fluids?
Alpha particles with energies of 4.0 MeV from Thorium-232 decay can travel less than 28 microns in body fluids.
What use is alpha radiation?
It is used in smoke detectors as it cannot travel far in air. Alpha radiation is emitted and as long as the detector in the device is receiving the alpha radiation, then no smoke is present. When smoke particles are present, they interrupt the radiation, and so the detector doesn't pick up the radiation, causing the alarm to go off.
How far would it take to travel to alpha centaure?
Toliman (Alpha Centauri) is at a distance of 4.3 light-years. That means it would take a ray of light 4.3 years to travel from here to Toliman, or from Toliman to here.
How far does sound travel through the air?
990
How far does beta travel in air?
Several feet.
What blocks alpha particles?
A few millimetres of lead.
