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What type of radiation is the most dangerous because it can only be stopped by a thick dense metal such as lead?
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What metals reflect radiation from a nuclear bomb?
Other than the light, heat, and UV radiation (which can be reflected by most metals) from a nuclear bomb, nothing can reflect the radiation.The various forms of nuclear radiation are absorbed not reflected:alpha radiation is completely absorbed by one ordinary sheet of paper, no metal is neededbeta radiation can be absorbed by most metals very efficientlygamma radiation is poorly absorbed and can pass through many feet of even very dense metals like lead and uraniumneutron radiation is poorly absorbed and can pass through many feet of even very dense metals like lead
Why does a potato sink?
They sink because they are dense.
What is more dense water or bubbles?
Water because wter is more dense then air and air is in bubbles
How can we protect ourselves from ultraviolet rays and gamma rays and X-rays?
Appropriate clothing or sunblock provide protection from ultraviolet (UV) rays when one must be out in the sun. Dense materials like lead can be used as shielding from X-rays if a sufficient thickness is in place. In any case, we don't want anyone too close to the source. We also know that dense materials can provide shielding from gamma rays, but even more must be used as gamma rays have more energy than X-rays. UV rays can be stopped more easily than the other two radiation types, but more shielding is better for protection from the latter two radiation types. Also, the less time anyone is exposed to radiation, the better.
What causes earths dense core?
Because the gravity is pushing the core together more so its more dense.
How does lead aprons stop radiation?
lead is a very dense material and can stop most radiation particles, although it is still dangerous as some gamma rays may get through.
Why cant you stop reactions from happening?
Chemical reactions may be slowed by lowering the temperature, but unlikely to stop all together.Nuclear reactions may be stopped by interposing an appropriate screen, such as a dense material, or at least one that is dense to radiation.
What deflects gamma radiation?
Thick, dense lead deflects gamma radiations.
Why does the heart appear radiopaque in a Chest X-ray?
Because the heart is a dense structure compared to lungs, which are air filled, so it attenuates the radiation.
Can radiation travel through solids?
Sure. But the thicker and more dense the solid is, the more radiation is blocked. A nice, heavy blocker of nuclear radiation is lead.
How is curling your hair radiation?
Curling your hair is radiation, because heat travels through empty space to get to your hair. Once it's there, it will heat up the hair, making the atoms less dense and causing heat to rise off of the candle.
How can each of the three types of radiation be stopped?
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.
Which material is most effective for stopping gamma radiation?
Alpha is completely stopped by one sheet of paper or your outer skin layer.Beta needs several inches of material to stop it.Gamma requires tens of feet of concrete or lead to stop it.Neutrons require 10s of feet of borated concrete or a similar amount of water to stop them.
How dense is Venus?
its not dense at all because its a rocky planet
What metals reflect radiation from a nuclear bomb?
Other than the light, heat, and UV radiation (which can be reflected by most metals) from a nuclear bomb, nothing can reflect the radiation.The various forms of nuclear radiation are absorbed not reflected:alpha radiation is completely absorbed by one ordinary sheet of paper, no metal is neededbeta radiation can be absorbed by most metals very efficientlygamma radiation is poorly absorbed and can pass through many feet of even very dense metals like lead and uraniumneutron radiation is poorly absorbed and can pass through many feet of even very dense metals like lead
Hard Boiled eggs spin because are more dense or is it because they are less dense?
It actually has nothing to do with density. In an uncooked egg, the amniotic fluid inside continues to spin even when you have stopped the whole egg from spinning. Hence, when you let go again, the momentum of the amniotic fluid makes the egg spin once more. Hope this helps!
How is radiation different from convection?
Convection is a gasd or a liquid that rises because it is less dense then fals beacues it is dense, this creates a convection currentRadiation travels through time and space in waves, its everywhere in soil, water , food and in our bodiesdo u think they r the same?hope this helped xxx lol
