Radioactivity: Types of Radioactive Emissions What is radioactivity in physics? Radioactivity:You may have heard of this statement “Danger : Radiation Kills”. Do you know that radiation can kill for a good purpose?The syringe and needle used by a doctor is cleaned by gamma radiation. What is radiation and how does it kill bacteria and other organisms? In 1896, … [Read more...] about Radioactivity: Types of Radioactive Emissions
Detection of Radioactive Emission
How do you detect radioactivity?
How do you detect radioactivity? Detection of Radioactive Emission:Radioactive emission is invisible to the naked eye. It cannot be detected by any of our senses because it has no smell, no taste and makes no sound. The detection of radioactive emissions is by the ionising effect of radiation on the atoms of matter.An energetic particle or photon … [Read more...] about How do you detect radioactivity?