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Describe with a diagream, an absorption experiment to distinguish between 3 radiation

For the radiations of alpha,beta, and gamma

Source, absorbers placed in front of suitable detector.
How results identify the source
Allowance for background radiation
Original post by Mihael_Keehl
For the radiations of alpha,beta, and gamma

Source, absorbers placed in front of suitable detector.
How results identify the source
Allowance for background radiation


Well alpha can be stopped by a sheet of paper, beta, by aluminum, and gamma by concrete.

Geiger counter would also work.
Original post by apronedsamurai
Well alpha can be stopped by a sheet of paper, beta, by aluminum, and gamma by concrete.

Geiger counter would also work.


do you know what the diagram would be like?

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