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I was taught Alpha, Beta, Gamma and the EM spectrum.
Is the Gamma in "Alpha, Beta, Gamma" the same as the "Gamma" of the EM spectrum?
Then, why didn't they do "Alpha, Beta, Radio" or "Alpha, Beta, UV"?
I'm confused.
Is the Gamma in "Alpha, Beta, Gamma" the same as the "Gamma" of the EM spectrum?
Then, why didn't they do "Alpha, Beta, Radio" or "Alpha, Beta, UV"?
I'm confused.
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Gamma rays are high frequency electromagnetic rays, i.e. high energy photons.
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Alpha Beta and Gamma are NOT different types of the same thing. They share the greek letter names because they were named historically before they were understood.
Alpha and Beta are 2 types of particles (Helium nuclei and electrons respectively).
Gamma is a form of EM radiation part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Radio and UV are not really considered radiation in the same sense as alpha-beta-gamma simply because they don't have the energy and don't have the same ionising effect.
Alpha and Beta are 2 types of particles (Helium nuclei and electrons respectively).
Gamma is a form of EM radiation part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Radio and UV are not really considered radiation in the same sense as alpha-beta-gamma simply because they don't have the energy and don't have the same ionising effect.
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I assume that you are talking about the three types of radiation?
Alpha radiation is a Helium nucleus, Beta radiation is an electron (or positron, depending on wether is it Beta+ or Beta- decay)
Gamma radiation is a gamma ray (so yes, from the EM spectrum), it is high frequency and therefore high energy, it is the least ionising and the most penetrative of the three types of radiation.
Alpha radiation is a Helium nucleus, Beta radiation is an electron (or positron, depending on wether is it Beta+ or Beta- decay)
Gamma radiation is a gamma ray (so yes, from the EM spectrum), it is high frequency and therefore high energy, it is the least ionising and the most penetrative of the three types of radiation.
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Thanks but, I just find it extremely weird they categorised it with "Alpha, Beta, and Gamma".
Why not "Alpha, Beta and Electromagnetic radiation"?
Why not "Alpha, Beta and Electromagnetic radiation"?
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(Original post by CharlieGM)
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Also, beta radiation has a range of about 1m and alpha has a range of a few centimetres, right?
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(Original post by Sayonara)
Thanks but, I just find it extremely weird they categorised it with "Alpha, Beta, and Gamma".
Why not "Alpha, Beta and Electromagnetic radiation"?
Thanks but, I just find it extremely weird they categorised it with "Alpha, Beta, and Gamma".
Why not "Alpha, Beta and Electromagnetic radiation"?
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I know Alpha and Beta aren't EM.
I was wondering why didn't the books say "Alpha, Beta, UV" or "Alpha, Beta, X-Ray" instead of "Alpha, Beta, Gamma".
I was wondering why didn't the books say "Alpha, Beta, UV" or "Alpha, Beta, X-Ray" instead of "Alpha, Beta, Gamma".
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It seems weird to us because we approach it from a theoretical basis, but the names came from experimental observation before the theory was really complete.
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Thanks, so it was all due to people not knowing about other radiation so they categorised it in a weird way.
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