Which is true regarding the penetrating power of radiation?

1 answer:

8 0

Gamma radiation have the most penetrating power. It can penetrate through human body, aluminum and other metals. It can be stopped by lead. Hence, the radioactive waste are stored in lead container for safety purposes. The beta ray has more penetrating power than the alpha but less than gamma. The beta radiations can be stopped by aluminum. The alpha radiations have least penetrating power and it can be stopped by human hands.

You might be interested in

A partir de la desintegración del Virreinato del Río de la Plata y durante todo el siglo XXI, los nuevos Estados nacionales que

nalin [4]

Answer:

Verdadero (True).

Explanation:

Después de la desintegración del citado virreinato, los nuevos Estados intentaron establecer sus fronteras, a menudo a través de guerras e invasiones. Cabe destacar la invasión brasileña de Uruguay o la Guerra de la Triple Alianza. En menor medida, lo hicieron a través de tratados internacionales. (After the disolution of the viceroyalship described above, the new States attempted to establish their frontier usually by wars and invasions. It is to highlight the Brazilian invasion of Uruguay or the Triple Alliance' War. In a lesser extent, they made it through international treaties.)

3 0

3 years ago

How many moles are in 8.32 x 1024 molecules of CO2.

Andrews [41]

Answer:

<h2>13.82 moles</h2>

Explanation:

To find the number of moles in a substance given it's number of entities we use the formula

$n = \frac{N}{L} \\$