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  • 02-03-2017
  • Chemistry
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Which type of radiation do people try to protect themselves from by wearing protective clothing that is made of aluminum?

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mizzspecial143
mizzspecial143 mizzspecial143
  • 05-03-2017
the answer is beta radiation 
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AsiaWoerner AsiaWoerner
  • 20-12-2018

The aluminum is able to protect us from beta radiation.

Beta radiations are actually high-energy, high-speed electrons or positrons

They travel in zig zag path

The materials of low molecular weight are able to absorb them thus aluminum is used as protection against beta radiations

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