Gamma radiation is the most penetrating. It can penetrate air, paper or thin metal. It may only be stopped by many centimetres of lead or many metres of concrete.
Because carbon is in just about every living thing.
Explanation:
1.
Given parameters:
Frequency of the radiation = 8.4 x 10¹⁴Hz
Unknown:
Energy of the wave = ?
Solution:
The energy of a wave is given by the expression below;
E = hf
E is the energy
h is the Planck's constant = 6.63 x 10⁻³⁴m²kg/s
f is the frequency
Now insert the parameters and solve;
E = 6.63 x 10⁻³⁴m²kg/s x 8.4 x 10¹⁴Hz
E = 5.57 x 10¹ x 10⁻²⁰J
E = 5.57 x 10⁻¹⁹J
2.
Given parameters:
Wavelength = 2.13 x 10⁻¹³m
Unknown:
Frequency of the wave = ?
Solution:
The frequency of a wave can be determined using the expression;
C = f∧
C is the speed of light = 3 x 10⁸m/s
f is the frequency
∧ is the wavelength
f =
=
= 1.41 x 10²¹hz