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Which one of the statements about the penetrating ability of radiation is true?

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Which one of the statements about the penetrating ability of radiation is true?

  1. 750 keV gamma rays are more penetrating than 750 keV x-rays.
  2. 140 keV gamma rays are more penetrating than 60 keV x-rays.
  3. 2 MeV beta-rays (electrons) are more penetrating than 1 MeV gamma rays
  4. 1 MeV gamma rays are more penetrating than 2 MeV x-rays.
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waelhammad
2022-10-21
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B: gamma rays and x-rays are indistinguishable, once they have travelled away from their site of production. So a 140 keV gamma or x-ray is more penetrating than a lower energy one.

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