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Radioactive elements always emit hazardous radiations.Lead metal absorbs these radiations .Hence we put any radioactive element in a lead chamber.
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What element is used as a shield to protect people from radioactive?
Lead is most commonly used for this. An example is the lead jacket the put over you when you get an x-ray at the dentists'.
How do you put radioactive into a sentence?
The radioactive element was observed by many scientists around the world.
What happens when you put a magnet on a radioactive element such as uranium?
The magnet would absorb any radiation and particles emitted by the radioactive element, just as anything else you might put there would. I'm not up on my nuclear decay, but in the event that alpha or beta particles were emitted, or any other ones with a net charge, the presence of the magnet would deflect them somewhat from the direction they would otherwise have taken.
What is radioactive substances?
Radioactive substances are the things that put off radiation. These could be radioactive waste, or even radioactive materials not yet used.
Do home smoke detectors contain radioactive material?
the bottom line is that when smoke gets into the detector, it's electrical current is interrupted, causing the alarm to sound (which im guessing you already knew) I'm not totally sure why the radioactive element (americium-241) has to be in there, but what I DO know (contrary to what the previous poster put) is that the alpha rays produced by the radioactive element are NOT strong enough to escape, and therfore pose NO harm whatsoever to people around it.
Why do home smoke detectors contain radioactive materials?
the bottom line is that when smoke gets into the detector, it's electrical current is interrupted, causing the alarm to sound (which im guessing you already knew) I'm not totally sure why the radioactive element (americium-241) has to be in there, but what I DO know (contrary to what the previous poster put) is that the alpha rays produced by the radioactive element are NOT strong enough to escape, and therfore pose NO harm whatsoever to people around it.
Name 2 things you could do to a sample of radioactive material to reduce the counting rate on a geiger counter?
1. put it in a lead box 2. move it further away
How do you use radioactive as an adjective in a sentence?
You can just put something in the sentence that is going to be radioactive that's all.
Where is most high-level radioactive waste put?
radioactive waste go somewhere probally in a labratory
Obstruction of circulation through the lungs can put a strain on the right ventricle which must work to pump blood against this increased resistance and can lead to failure of that chamber?
cor pulmonale
What is the symbol for the radioactive isotope known as Carbon 14?
It's usually posted as 14C and indicates the isotope asked about.
On Astro Knights Island how do you get the space ship to lauch?
put the radioactive tube and replace it with the other jacked up radioactive tube
