Category: Radiation

How hard is it to break into a Cannon gun safe? Generally speaking, gun safes are fairly easy to break into. So if you have lost your gun safe key,…

Because neutrons are uncharged, they are more penetrating than alpha radiation or beta radiation. In some cases they are more penetrating than gamma radiation, which is impeded in materials of…

As noted previously, the most sensitive organs are the blood forming organs and the gastrointestinal system. The biological effects on the whole body from exposure to radiation will depend upon…

One joule equals the work done (or energy expended) by a force of one newton (N) acting over a distance of one meter (m). One newton equals a force that…

Polonium occurs naturally in the environment. Airborne radon decays into polonium isotopes that can be deposited on terrain and vegetation, for example, on tobacco leaves. How does radon decay into…

An atom can be considered unstable in one of two ways. If it picks up or loses an electron, it becomes electrically charged and highly reactive. Such electrically charged atoms…

Find an old Bath Towel, some Soap, a Toothbrush, Toothpaste and Deodorant. Grab a few Band-Aids and Alcohol Wipes or some other way to disinfect cuts. Put these all into…

Comparing only the three common types of ionizing radiation, alpha particles have the greatest mass. Because of the large mass of the alpha particle, it has the highest ionizing power…

Radiation is classified as being either non-ionizing or ionizing. Non-ionizing radiation is longer wavelength/lower frequency lower energy. While ionizing radiation is short wavelength/high frequency higher energy. Ionizing Radiation has sufficient…

Gasses like Carbon Dioxide don't allow lower-energy radiation to pass as easily has higher-energy radiation. So while it lets a lot of the sun's energy in, it doesn't let the…