Int 1 Physics - Radiations:
HOMEWORK 5
This HW has 2 questions. Answer them, then press the SUBMIT button.
Your name:
Your class:
Your teacher:
Ms. McClean
Dr Voge
Miss Pique
1.
Write down three things that
x-rays
and
gamma rays
have in common. (3 marks)
You could answer like this: 1. Fact 1 2. Fact 2 3. Fact 3 Delete this 1st.
2.
Gamma ray sources can be used as tracers to look inside the human body.
a) Why is gamma radiation (rather than alpha or beta radiation) used in tracers?
(2 marks)
b) What is used to detect the gamma rays?
(1 mark)
c) Why must exposure to gamma rays be strictly controlled?
(2 marks)
Total (8 marks)
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