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Protecting yourself from external exposure to alpha radiation is easy, since alpha particles are unable to penetrate the outer dead layers of skin or clothing.

 

     

 P3 The three types of radiation

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 1. Carbon-14 is radioactive. Its nucleus emits beta radiation.

     Which two of the following materials would you expect the beta radiation to pass through?

     Few centimetres of air / Few centimetres of lead / Few centimetres of aluminium / A sheet of paper.

 2. Radon-220 is radioactive. Its nucleus emits alpha radiation.

     Which of the following materials would you expect the alpha radiation to pass through?

     Few centimetres of lead / Few centimetres of aluminium / A sheet of paper / The skin.


 3. Complete the following table.

  Alpha   Beta  Gamma 
 Nature      
 Nature (Higher)      
 Comes from ...      
 Absorbed by