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What happens to the intensity of ionizing radiation when you move away?
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The intensity reduces in proportion to the square of your distance from the source.
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When you move away from an ionizing source of radiation does it increase or decrease?
When you move away from a source of anything, its effects decrease because it has a greater volume of space to occupy.
When you turn a heat lamp on What happens to the electrical energy?
It gets radiated away, as infrared radiation, which is part of the electromagnetic spectrum.It gets radiated away, as infrared radiation, which is part of the electromagnetic spectrum.It gets radiated away, as infrared radiation, which is part of the electromagnetic spectrum.It gets radiated away, as infrared radiation, which is part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
What happens to the gravitational force when two bodies are moved away from each other?
The intensity of the gravitational force is smaller.
What happens if you move twice as far away from the irradiated area of the patient?
Doubling the distance between yourself and a radiation source will result in you experiencing 1/4th the radiation to which you were exposed in your original position. It's the square of the distance rule.
Which wave property decreases as you get farther away from the source of a sound?
Intensity
When you move away from an ionizing source of radiation does it increase or decrease?
When you move away from a source of anything, its effects decrease because it has a greater volume of space to occupy.
What happens to the illuminance when you move away from the light source?
The intensity decreases.
When you turn a heat lamp on What happens to the electrical energy?
It gets radiated away, as infrared radiation, which is part of the electromagnetic spectrum.It gets radiated away, as infrared radiation, which is part of the electromagnetic spectrum.It gets radiated away, as infrared radiation, which is part of the electromagnetic spectrum.It gets radiated away, as infrared radiation, which is part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
What happens to the gravitational force when two bodies are moved away from each other?
The intensity of the gravitational force is smaller.
Why does moving further away from gamma radiation make things less dangerous?
Radiation disperses out in all directions, unless it is focused. This is true for Light. So the further away from the source, the more dispersed is the intensity. Another reason is that the further away, the radiation is absorbed by objects, even dust in the air. Thus the intensity is reduced even more. Think of a candle shinning light and the light going out as a large bubble. The further out that bubble goes, the more it has to stretch. The volume of the bubble grows by the Radius to the 3rd power. So if you Double the distance (times 2), the intensity does not drop by 1/2 but by 1/8 ---or 2 raised to the power of 3.
When you are talking about different types of radiation what does ionise mean?
Ionizing radiation is radiation that carries enough energy to rip electrons away from atoms. When that happens, it leaves the electric charges in the atom unequal, and the atom is then said to be 'ionized'. The effect doesn't depend on how 'bright' or intense the radiaton is, only on its wavelength. This surprising situation was the subject of Albert Einstein's research into the 'photoelectric effect', for which he won his only Nobel Prize. Radiation with shorter wavelength (higher frequency) carries more energy. None of the radiation in our normal daily environment (radio, heat, visible light etc.) carries anough energy to accomplish ionization.
Why people think that radiation is menace?
Well, if they have taken steps to become sufficiently well informed, perhaps they are right. And it depends upon the type of radiation. Radiation merely means that the energy is traveling out as if it were rays from the centre of a circle.Ionizing radiation is normally not all that good for one, but provided you take care to minimize your exposure, it should not prove an undue hazard. Your normal daily dose of ionizing radiation will come from background radiation, about which little can be done. Some of this normal level comes from foods containing potassium. 40K (potassium) decays naturally and will emit ionizing radiation and this element is essential for life. Your normal exposure to this will come from foods containing potassium, and from being close to other folk, who naturally contain 40K.Your dentist will advise you as to the prudent level of exposure to dental x-rays. High altitude (particularly polar) flights will also expose you to a higher level of ionizing radiation. But thousands of folk experience these normal 'doses' without undue hazard.UV radiation is something you can minimize and which confers no associated benefit. Stay away from sun beds. They are a real hazard. And use sunscreen when on the beach or in the snow.
Can atoms be ionized by changing the number of positive charges?
Ionizing is when you rip an electron away. so by taking an electron away, the atom is ionized
What happens if you move twice as far away from the irradiated area of the patient?
Doubling the distance between yourself and a radiation source will result in you experiencing 1/4th the radiation to which you were exposed in your original position. It's the square of the distance rule.
Where would the intensity higher near the epicenter or away from the epicenter?
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What type of radiation is reflected away from the earths surface?
Long-wave radiation and visible light.
What physical law describes the manner in which the intensity of sunlight changes as the observer moves away from the sun?
The Conservation of Energy or power Law. This gives the inverse distance law of Intensity: Intensity on Earth = intensity on sun (radius/sun distance to earth)2 .
