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RADIOACTIVE: Variety
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- A variety of Radioactive apparatus for use in the science laboratory include:
– Sources: 1) Alpha Po-210, 2) Beta Sr-90, 3) Gamma Co-60,
– Needle beta,
– Geiger counter,
– Source Simulator.
RADIOACTIVE: Variety
(Wikipedia excerpt: .."...Radioactive [R] decay (also known as nuclear decay, radioactivity, [R] disintegration, or nuclear disintegration) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation. A material containing unstable nuclei is considered [R] . Three of the most common types of decay are alpha, beta, and gamma decay. The weak force is the mechanism that is responsible for beta decay, while the other two are governed by the electromagnetic and nuclear forces.[1]
[R] decay is a random process at the level of single atoms. According to quantum theory, it is impossible to predict when a particular atom will decay, regardless of how long the atom has existed.[2][3][4] However, for a significant number of identical atoms, the overall decay rate can be expressed as a decay constant or as a half-life. The half-lives of [R] atoms have a huge range: from nearly instantaneous to far longer than the age of the universe....").
