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Types of radiation rays?
There are three main types of radiation rays: alpha particles, which are made up of two protons and two neutrons and have low penetrating power; beta particles, which are high-energy electrons or positrons with moderate penetrating power; and gamma rays, which are high-energy electromagnetic radiation with the highest penetrating power.
Which has highest penetrating power?
Gamma rays have the highest penetrating power among alpha, beta, and gamma radiation. They can penetrate the body and various materials easily due to their high energy level.
What are the radioactive emissions that have the greatest penetrating power?
Gamma rays
What can stop gamma rays from penetrating through materials?
Lead and other dense materials can effectively stop gamma rays from penetrating through them due to their high atomic number and density, which absorb and scatter the gamma rays.
How were gamma rays discovered?
Gamma rays were discovered by French chemist Paul Villard in 1900 while he was studying radioactivity. He observed a new type of radiation with high penetrating power that was not affected by electric or magnetic fields, which he named gamma rays.
Is gamma ray similar to high speed electron?
Yes, gamma rays and high-speed electrons are both forms of ionizing radiation that can cause damage to cells. However, gamma rays are photons with very high energy and extremely short wavelengths, while high-speed electrons are charged particles with less penetrating power compared to gamma rays.
Which electromagnetic wave has the highest penetrating power?
ultra voilet rays are characterized with high penetrating power ============================= The EM radiation with the highest penetrating power would be the flavor with the highest frequency/shortest wavelength. Those are the waves we call "gamma rays". A moment's thought will remind you that X-rays are more penetrating than ultraviolet rays are ... otherwise we'd be getting dental ultraviolets instead of dental X-rays.
The radioactive emission that has the greatest penetrating power is?
Gamma radiation has the greatest penetrating power among radioactive emissions. It can pass through various materials, including thick layers of lead and concrete. However, it can be shielded by materials with high atomic numbers, such as dense metals like lead or uranium.
Why X-rays and gamma rays are considered better germicidal agent that UV rays?
due to their more penetrating power
What radioactive emission has the greatest penetrating power?
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Gamma rays have?
Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation. Gamma rays have very high penetration power. But they have low kinetic power and ionizing power.
How would you list alpha partcles beta particles and gamma rays in order of increasing penetrating power?
Alpha particles are the least penetrating, and are not able to pass through a single sheet of paper. Beta particles can penetrate through a sheet of paper, but not a piece of aluminum. Gamma rays can travel through both paper and aluminum and it takes dense material like lead to stop them or reduce their number. Gamma rays are high energy electromagnetic rays.
