3.4 Radiation

Which types of radiation is the most dangerous?

• Alpha
• Gamma
• Neutron

• Beta

The emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium is what?

• Positron
• Radiation
• Alpha Particle
• Half-Life

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An alpha particle can penetrate

• a sheet of paper.
• a thin layer of cloth.
• a sheet of aluminum.
• none of the above

Which nuclear emission involves the release of helium nuclei?

• alpha
• gamma
• positron
• beta

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Which of the following nuclear emissions has the greatest penetrating power?

• alpha
• gamma
• beta
• neutron

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Which of the following correctly describes the charge of beta particles and alpha particles? 

• Alpha particles are positively charged, and beta particles are negatively charged.
• Alpha particles and beta particles are both negatively charged.
• Alpha particles are negatively charged, and beta particles are positively charged.
• Alpha particles and beta particles are both positively charged

Which type of radiation is just a single electron?

• beta

• gamma

• alpha

• neutron

Ionizing radiation has the ability to cause biological damage to our tissues. True or False

• True

• False

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time for half of the nuclei in a sample to decay

(a)  

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The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is

• fusion
• fission
• decay
• gamma radiation

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