David Sang and Darrell Hamilton Solutions for Chapter: Radioactivity, Exercise 1: Exercise 23.1
David Sang Physics Solutions for Exercise - David Sang and Darrell Hamilton Solutions for Chapter: Radioactivity, Exercise 1: Exercise 23.1
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Questions from David Sang and Darrell Hamilton Solutions for Chapter: Radioactivity, Exercise 1: Exercise 23.1 with Hints & Solutions
State which type of ionising radiation travels at a speed of light.
State which type of ionising radiation has a negative charge.
State which type of ionising radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation.
What property of nuclear radiation is used to detect it?
Explain what causes nuclear instability.
Geiger counters, film badges and spark counters are all used to detect nuclear radiation. What do they all have in common, in the way they perform their function?
Describe how you could use an electric field to tell whether a source was emitting one, two or three types of radiation in a narrow beam of radiation.
Considering the kinetic energy and the charge of each, explain the ionising ability of the three types of nuclear radiation.
