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What is the connection between the ionising power of radiation and its penetrating power?
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Low ionising power results from great penetrating power.
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What is the relationship between energy transferred by a quantum of electromagnetic radiation and the penetrating ability of the wave?
Energy increases as the wavelength decreases.
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Can lead save you from a nuclear blast?
Whether lead could protect you from a nuclear blast or not depends on how far from the centre of the blast you are, how thick the lead is and how powerful the blast is. Lead alone would only really protect you from the ionising radiation given off by the blast; provided that the lead is thick enough and that you were far enough away from the blast itself. If you were quite close to the blast then the explosion itself is the biggest danger to you as it is powerful enough to flatten buildings and reaches temperatures of tens of millions of degrees. A hiroshima-sized blast would vapourise almost everything within at least a 1 mile radius and would make short work of lead (which has a boiling point of only 1749 degrees.) Lead is only used to shield from ionising radiation because it is very dense and so a thinner layer of it can absorb the same amount of radiation as a much thicker layer of a less dense material. This means that, while lead alone would not make much difference close to the blast, if you were further away (preferably in a bunker) then the lead (if thick enough) would be useful to absorb most of the ionising radiation given off by the blast A better solution for protection from radiation and the blast is earth and rock. However more radiation is absorbed by smaller thicknesses of denser materials so you would need much more material between you and the blast then if you used lead. However the larger thickness of material may protect you from the blast and thermal radiation effects.
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What is the connection between x-rays and radiation?
Radio waves, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible Light, Ultraviolet, X-Rays, Gamma Rays etc. are all Electromagnetic radiation, just at different frequencies.In physics, radiation is any process by which energy travels from one body to another.When most people hear radiation they think of ionising radiation, which is a radiation that is strong enough to ionize atoms.X-Rays are both Electromagnetic radiation and ionising radiation, because of the later it is a health hazard.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiography
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Radiology is the examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X-rays or other penetrating radiation. In the radiation branch of medical science, radiology is the use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation for examination and/or treatment of medical conditions. Radiography is photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light to produce an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation.
What is the relationship between energy transferred by a quantum of electromagnetic radiation and the penetrating ability of the wave?
Energy increases as the wavelength decreases.
Is there a connection between the speed of alpha beta and gamma radiation which?
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What are the simirality's between gamma rays and X-rays?
Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation and have very high penetration power. Gamma rays are similar to UV rays and x-rays in the sense that all of them are forms of electromagnetic radiations.
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What is the properties of x ray?
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