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Alpha particles can pass through very few materials. The spacing between nuclei of the material would have to be enormous for an alpha particle to pass through. The passage of alpha particles simply depends on the density of the material.
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Can alpha pass through paper?
No
What can alpha particles can pass through?
Alpha particles can pass through very few substances. It can travel in air but has a range of only a few centimetres.
What is selective permeablitiy?
Something that is selectively permeable allows some things to pass through it and not others
Can alpha particles pass through the human body?
No
What materials allows light to pass through?
Glass, some plastics, air, water, and others.
What type of material always lets light pass through it?
Transparent materials will always allow light to pass through, translucent materials will allow light to pass through as well but the light rays will be scattered. Opaque materials will not allow any light to pass through.
Do materials pass in and out of the nucleus through pores in nuclear envelope?
yes, materials pass in and out of the nuclear envelope through the nuclear pores
Do materials pass in and out of nucleus through pores in the nuclear envelope?
yes, materials pass in and out of the nuclear envelope through the nuclear pores
What word is used for materials that light can pass through?
Transparent materials allow light to freely pass through them. Translucent materials also allow light to pass through them, but change the colour of the light.
What happened to the alpha particles as they hit the gold foil?
They stop.
What material does not allow light to pass through it?
Opaque materials do not allow light to pass through them.
What allows some materials to pass through it but keeps other materials out?
membrane
