6.5 alpha, beta, gamma

What type of radiation is the most penetrating?

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

• none of them

What type of radiation is the least penetrating?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• none of them

What type of radiation is the most ionising?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• none of them

What type of radiation is the least ionising?

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

• none of them

What decay product is also a helium nucleus?

• alpha
• beta
• gamma
• none of them

What decay product is an electron?

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

• none of them

What decay product is a high energy electromagnetic wave?

• alpha

• beta

• gamma

• none of them

What decay prodcut(s) can be stopped by aluminum?

• alpha

• beta

• alpha and beta

• gamma

• all of them

What decay product(s) can be stopped by paper?

• alpha
• beta
• alpha and beta
• gamma
• all of them

If some Protactinium (Pa) decays by alpha it would become...

[The large number at the top is the proton number]

• Actinium (Ac)

• Thorium( (Th)

• Uranium (U)

• Neptunium (Np)

• Plutonium (Pu)