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Any tissue they pass through.
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How can gamma rays cause changes deep inside matter?
Atoms when Gamma rays go through them lose electrons, and Gamma rays also break bonds between atoms, these changes can damage matter.
Does gamma rays per second effect physical half-life?
Gamma rays or gamma radiation will cause severe internal damage as well and skin burns. Even at half-life the gamma ray can cause damage to who ever come in contact with the ray.
Why are gamma rays and X-rays harmful to students?
Gamma rays and X-rays are very high energy, highly penetrating forms of radiation. This is harmful to humans as these forms of radiation can cause DNA damage.
What kind of gamma ray can penetrate solids?
Gamma rays are gamma rays are gamma rays.
How do gamma rays pass through the body?
gamma rays pass through the body by being absorbed by the skin and entering your body causing internal and external damage.
How do gamma rays damage living organisms?
Take your time, no need to hurry
When gamma rays pass through living tissue do they damage molecules?
yes
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
Are x-rays energy the same as gamma rays?
Since x-rays have lower frequencies than gamma rays have, each x-ray photon carries less energy than a gamma ray photon carries. Both carry enough energy to damage living cells.
Are there problems with gamma rays?
no gamma rays are the best
What is x rays and gamma rays?
Cathode rays generate x-rays and gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation. Gamma rays have very high penetration power.
