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An eight inch thick lead shield.
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What will stop gamma rays?
gamma rays can be stop by lead block
Can gamma rays be stopped and how?
It seems that any matter will stop part of the gamma rays; to stop most of the gamma rays from passing, you would need a fairly thick layer of matter. The thickness required to block half of the gamma rays depends on the energy of the gamma rays. Just about any matter will do. For more details, check the Wikipedia article "Gamma ray", section "Shielding".
Can the earth's atmosphere stop gamma rays waves?
yes it can stop it
Can paper stop gamma rays?
No. An alpha particle can
Does water vapor stop gamma rays from reaching earth?
no
What kind of gamma ray can penetrate solids?
Gamma rays are gamma rays are gamma rays.
What does gamma cause?
Gamma rays, if strong enough, can cause cancer if you are around them too much. There are methods to stop it, though, but gamma rays are hard to prevent. They can be really unhealthy to the human body.
The electromagnetic waves with the highest frequencies are called?
The answer is gamma rays.
What are the electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequency called?
Gamma Rays
Which type of radiation is difficult to stop?
Gamma rays can penetrate just about any type of matter. It takes meters of thick material to shield people from gamma rays.
What material will stop a gamma rays?
Mainly lead and very thick clothing,
Are there problems with gamma rays?
no gamma rays are the best
