1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
EleoNora [17]
2 years ago
11

Compare and contrast alpha beta and gamma radiation

Chemistry
1 answer:
Evgen [1.6K]2 years ago
8 0
There are usually 3 topics used to compare types of radiation: 

Ionising ability
Penetrative power 
Range in air

Ionising ability
Alpha radiation has strong ionising ability, while beta only has moderate ionisation and gamma is very weakly ionising.

Penetrative power 
Alpha particles are weakly penetrating, stopped by paper, while beta particles have stronger penetrating ability, stopped by skin and gamma radiation is very strongly penetrating, stopped only by thick layers of lead.

Range in air
Alpha particles- range of only a few centimetres
Beta - range of up to one meter 
Gamma- infinite range in air.

Hope this helps:)


You might be interested in
What compound is formed when methyloxirane (1,2-epoxypropane) is reacted with ethylmagnesium bromide followed by treatment with
Pavlova-9 [17]

Answer:

Pentan-2-ol

Explanation:

On this reaction, we have a <u>Grignard reagent</u> (ethylmagnesium bromide), therefore we will have the production of a <u>carbanion</u> (step 1). Then this carbanion can <u>attack the least substituted carbon</u> in the epoxide in this case carbon 1 (step 2). In this step, the epoxide is open and a negative charge is generated in the oxygen. The next step, is the <u>treatment with aqueous acid</u>, when we add acid the <u>hydronium ion</u> (H^+)  would be produced, so in the reaction mechanism, we can put the hydronium ion. This ion would be <u>attacked by the negative charge</u> produced in the second step to produce the final molecule: <u>"Pentan-2-ol".</u>

See figure 1

I hope it helps!

5 0
3 years ago
Why can filtration not be used to seperate a mixture of 2 liquids ​
Salsk061 [2.6K]

Answer:

Filtration works best when the solute isn't dissolve in the solvent. For instance, sand and water can be seperated through filtration because both compounds do not dissolve with each other. However, sugar and water would not be seperated through filtration as they dissolve with each other.

-google :)

3 0
3 years ago
Recycling one ton of paper is the equivalent of approximately how much of the following? a.) all of the below b.) 460 gallons of
jek_recluse [69]
I think the answer is a
5 0
3 years ago
If 3.91 moles of H2 were used, how many moles of NH3 would be made?<br><br> HELP PLEASE ASAP
matrenka [14]

N + H2 → NH3

balance the equation

2N + 3H2 → 2NH3

3H2 → 2NH3

3 : 2

3.91 ÷ 3 = 1.303 mol

1.3 × 2 = 2.606 mol

7 0
2 years ago
If a liquid dissolves in a gas, in what state will the solution be? Explain your answer.
disa [49]
It would be solid because you said it dissolves...Hope this helped :)
5 0
2 years ago
Other questions:
  • A gas sample has a temperature of 22c with an unknown volume. The same gas has a volume of 456 mL when the temperature is 86c wi
    13·1 answer
  • Gaseous water molecules condense when they _______. Liquid water molecules evaporate when they _______.
    15·1 answer
  • 30.5 g of sodium metal reacts with a solution of excess lithium bromide. How many grams
    10·1 answer
  • Definition: A compound composed of two elements that share valence electrons
    7·1 answer
  • Which phrase is the best definition of science?
    15·1 answer
  • 6th grade science . :((
    9·1 answer
  • Crude oil may contain hundreds of different types of hydrocarbons. Some examples include: Butane(C4H10) Dodecane (C12H26) Octane
    15·1 answer
  • A buffer solution is prepared by adding NaH2PO4 to a solution of H3PO4 (phosphoric acid).
    15·1 answer
  • What kind of information does the activity series of metals give us?
    5·2 answers
  • In what direction does energy move​
    12·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!