Uranium-238 gives off both alpha radiation and gamma radiation. If I took a sample of uranium-238 and wrapped it in a 1 millimeter thick layer of aluminum foil, which sort of radiation would I be able to detect outside the foil? both gamma and alpha radiation gamma radiation, but no alpha radiation alpha radiation, but no gamma radiation neither gamma radiation nor alpha radiation
Uranium-238 gives off both alpha radiation and gamma radiation. If I took a sample of uranium-238 and wrapped it in a 1 millimeter thick layer of aluminum foil, which sort of radiation would I be able to detect outside the foil? both gamma and alpha radiation gamma radiation, but no alpha radiation alpha radiation, but no gamma radiation neither gamma radiation nor alpha radiation
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![Uranium-238 gives off both alpha radiation and gamma radiation. If I took a sample
of uranium-238 and wrapped it in a 1 millimeter thick layer of aluminum foil, which
sort of radiation would I be able to detect outside the foil?
both gamma and alpha radiation
O gamma radiation, but no alpha radiation
O alpha radiation, but no gamma radiation
neither gamma radiation nor alpha radiation](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffba66248-862a-43fb-91b6-16cc301cecb0%2F22127ad7-d465-4314-bb36-58624d0bd1e1%2Fikyksji_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Uranium-238 gives off both alpha radiation and gamma radiation. If I took a sample
of uranium-238 and wrapped it in a 1 millimeter thick layer of aluminum foil, which
sort of radiation would I be able to detect outside the foil?
both gamma and alpha radiation
O gamma radiation, but no alpha radiation
O alpha radiation, but no gamma radiation
neither gamma radiation nor alpha radiation
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