Question

Fill in the Blank. 1. You want to be shielded from all three types of nuclear radiation. If you find shielding that blocks _________________ radiation, then it will most likely also block the other two types. 2. When nuclear radiation enters the tube of a Geiger counter, it ____________________ the atoms of the gas contained in the tube. 3. The particles that make up protons and neutrons and are thought to be basic units of matter are ____________________.

Answer 1

1. If you find shielding that blocks gamma radiation,then it will most likely also block the other two types. (as the hardest radiation)
2. When nuclear radiation enters the tube of a Geiger counter, it the excited atoms of the gas contained in the tube. (this type deposits all energy into a single atom)
3 The particles that make up protons and neutrons and are thought to be basic units of matter are quarks.