What are Alpha Particles?

Q: Choose the BEST answer to the following. Which type of radiation from cosmic sources predominates on…

A: Answer: ci,e gamma

Q: Why doesn’t the repulsive electric force of protons in the atomic nucleus cause the protons to fly…

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Q: What radioactive isotope is used to target thyroid cancer? cobalt carbon iodine O polonium

A: What radioactive isotope is used to target thyroid cancer ?

Q: Do humans receive more radiation from artificial or from natural sources of radiation?

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Q: Choose the BEST answer to the following. When food is exposed to gamma radiation, the food (a)…

A: Answer: bi,e doesn’t become radioactive.

Q: Two protons in an atomic nucleus repel each other, but they are also attracted to each other.…

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Q: The atomic nucleus is most often made up of

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Q: Why should we switch all of our fossil fuel power plants to nuclear?

A: Nowadays our main concern is climate change so we switch from fossil fuel to nuclear because nuclear…

Q: What are cobalt gamma rays? Give their uses.

A: Cobalt-60 at higher excited states converts to Nickel-60 by beta emission to stabilize itself.…

Q: Why are gamma rays the most penetrating rays?

A: Gamma rays are the electromagnetic waves with highest frequency.  Energy of electromagnetic wave is…

Q: A microwave oven may: Group of answer choices make food radioactive. emit x-ray. heat up body…

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Q: A human skeleton found at an archeological site is found to have on 1/10 the amount of Carbon-14 one…

A: Given, N= 1/10=0.1 No= 1 T= 5730years We know that, N= No(1/2)t/T

Q: What is the difference between high-level radioactive waste and low-level radioactive waste?

A: In this problem, we have to tell the difference between high-level radioactive waste and low-level…

Q: What are the environmental effects of generating electricity with conventional nuclear fission?

A: Nuclear is a zero emission clean energy source. Its generates power with fission of uranium atoms.

Q: What happens when a gamma ray strikes living tissue?

A: Gamma rays are one of the energy waves in electromagnetic spectrum. They are high energy rays which…

Q: What do you mean by the term radiation rate?

A: Introduction: The energy (heat energy) transfers from a high temperature region to a low temperature…

Q: What happens when one kilogram of uranium undergoes nuclear fission?

A: to find : what happens when 1 kg of Uranium undergoes nuclear fission

Q: What Is Solar Cell Principle?

A: A solar cell is a device that directly converts the energy of light into electrical energy through…

Q: What element results if you add a pair of protons gto the nucleus of mercury?

A: Number of protons n in an element of mercury is 80

Q: What is critical mass?

A: Radioactivity is the process by which an unstable nucleus converts into a stable nucleus. There are…

Q: Use the periodic table to complete each nuclear fusion equation. H+H → He A: B: C: D: N H→ E + E:

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Q: What is given off by beta decay?

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Q: Why does nuclear fusion only happen at temperatures and pressures?

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Q: 1 Name the fusion reactions in order of increasing Coulomb barrier height.

A: Nuclear fusion is a process in which two or more atomic nuclie are combined to form one or more tan…

Q: Gamma rays require to be stopped. О рарer O glass O aluminum lead

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Q: What holds the nucleus together?

A: Nucleus: A nucleus is a group which mainly consists of two bodies that are proton and neutron. The…

Q: Some people say that all things are possible. Is it at all possible for a common hydrogen nucleus to…

A: Hydrogen nucleus has only a single proton. An alpha particle is a helium nucleus and hence has two…

Q: Why is radiation therapy used in treating cancer, when it can also cause cancer?

A: Radiation causes cancer but the effect of radiation on a patient of cancer is different. Radiation…

Q: What radiation the ordinary people are mainly exposed to?

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Q: 12 Alpha = F-200N No correct answer 60 deg 45 deg 135 deg 120 deg.

A: Force (F) = 200 N  Angle between F and y axis = 60 degree Angle between F and z Axis = 45 degree

Q: PET scans often show an artificially high level of radioactivity in the lungs.

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Q: What are examples of gamma rays?

A: Gamma rays is a type of electromagnetic radiation and it is also known to penetrate electromagnetic…

Q: How do the paths of alpha, beta, and gamma rays compare in an electric field?

A: Alpha is positively charged. Beta is negatively charged. Gamma not charged

Q: What happens to the atomic number and mass number of a nucleus when it a- Emits an alpha particle,…

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Q: 4. Alpha particle bombarded of nitrogen-14 to produce a proton and oxygen-17 5. Neutron bombardment…

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Q: When food is irradiated with gamma rays from a cobalt- 60 source, does the food become radioactive?…

A: Food does not become radioactive. The main aim of irradiating food is to protect food from spoiled…

Q: this is one of the fundamental forces of nature that is responsible for radioactive decays in matter

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Q: The alpha radiation is not used in radiotherapy because: [A] It is an ionizing radiation [B] It is…

A: Among the three radiations, alpha, beta and gamma, the penetrating power is least for alpha…

Half Life

The concept of Half Life has numerous practical applications some of them includes figuring out the effective drug dosage to finding out when a radioactive becomes safe to use. If you look for a career in Nuclear Physics you will need this concept.