59 Questions
Which type of particles travel farther: heavier or lighter particles?
Lighter particles
What is the name of the final collision that occurs after all kinetic energy is lost due to Coulomb attraction with an orbital electron?
Positron annihilation
What is the term for the loss of kinetic energy in an absorber medium due to Coulomb interactions with an orbital electron?
Collisional loss
Which type of particles have a greater charge: beta particles or alpha particles?
Alpha particles
What is the term for the loss of kinetic energy in an absorber medium due to radiation (bremsstrahlung) when interacting with the nucleus?
Bremsstrahlung
What is the term for the final collision that occurs when all kinetic energy is lost and the particle interacts with an orbital electron due to Coulomb attraction?
Positron annihilation
Which type of particles have less energy: heavier particles or lighter particles?
Heavier particles
What is the term for the loss of kinetic energy in an absorber medium due to collisional loss when interacting with an orbital electron (excitation and ionization)?
Collisional loss
What is the term for the interaction that occurs when a particle captures an electron from an atom?
Electron capture
What is the term for the loss of kinetic energy in an absorber medium due to the final collision that occurs when a particle interacts with an orbital electron after all kinetic energy is lost?
Positron annihilation
What is the term for the interaction that occurs when a particle captures an electron from an atom?
Excitation
What is the name of the loss of kinetic energy in an absorber medium due to radiation when interacting with the nucleus?
Bremsstrahlung
What is the term for the final collision that occurs when a particle interacts with an orbital electron due to Coulomb attraction after all kinetic energy is lost?
Positron annihilation
Which type of particles have a greater charge: alpha particles or beta particles?
Alpha particles
Which type of particles have less energy: heavier particles or lighter particles?
Lighter particles
What is the name of the collisional loss that occurs when a particle interacts with an orbital electron in an absorber medium?
Ionization
Which type of particles travel farther: heavier particles or lighter particles?
Lighter particles
What is the term for the loss of kinetic energy in an absorber medium due to the final collision that occurs when a particle interacts with an orbital electron after all kinetic energy is lost?
Bremsstrahlung
Which type of particles have a greater charge: beta particles or alpha particles?
Alpha particles
What is the name of the final collision that occurs after all kinetic energy is lost due to Coulomb attraction with an orbital electron?
Positron annihilation
Which type of radiation is NOT ionizing?
Gamma
What happens to an atom when it undergoes ionization?
It loses an electron
What is the difference between ionization and excitation?
Ionization leaves the atom with a net positive charge
What is the name of the interaction when a particle captures an electron from an atom?
Absorption
Which type of particles travel farther: heavier or lighter particles?
Lighter particles
What is the term for the loss of kinetic energy in an absorber medium due to Coulomb interactions with an orbital electron?
Ionization
Which type of particles have a greater charge: alpha particles or beta particles?
Alpha particles
What is the capital city of France?
Paris
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is the smallest continent in the world?
Australia
What is the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific Ocean
Which type of particles have less energy?
Heavier particles
Which type of particles travel farther?
Lighter particles
What is the reason for heavier particles having less energy?
They have a lower speed
What is the reason for lighter particles traveling farther?
They have a higher speed
What is the term for the loss of kinetic energy in an absorber medium due to Coulomb interactions with an orbital electron?
Ionization
Which type of particles have a greater charge: beta particles or alpha particles?
Beta particles
What is the term for the final collision that occurs when a particle interacts with an orbital electron due to Coulomb attraction after all kinetic energy is lost?
Atomic capture
What is the term for the interaction that occurs when a particle captures an electron from an atom?
Atomic capture
What is the term for the loss of kinetic energy in an absorber medium due to Coulomb interactions with an orbital electron?
Bremsstrahlung
What is the term for the interaction that occurs when a particle captures an electron from an atom?
Pair production
Which type of particles have less energy: heavier particles or lighter particles?
Heavier particles
What is the term for the final collision that occurs when all kinetic energy is lost and the particle interacts with an orbital electron due to Coulomb attraction?
Atomic excitation
What is the term for the interaction that occurs when a particle captures an electron from an atom?
Ionization
Which type of particles have a greater charge: beta particles or alpha particles?
Alpha particles
What is the term for the loss of kinetic energy in an absorber medium due to the final collision that occurs when a particle interacts with an orbital electron after all kinetic energy is lost?
Radiative loss
Which type of particles travel farther: heavier particles or lighter particles?
Lighter particles
Which type of particle travels farther in an absorber medium: alpha particles or beta particles?
Beta particles
What is the name of the collisional loss that occurs when a particle interacts with an orbital electron in an absorber medium?
Ionization
What is the term for the loss of kinetic energy in an absorber medium due to radiation when interacting with the nucleus?
Bremsstrahlung
What is the name of the loss of kinetic energy in an absorber medium due to radiation when interacting with the nucleus?
Nuclear excitation
What is the term for the final collision that occurs when a particle interacts with an orbital electron due to Coulomb attraction after all kinetic energy is lost?
Auger effect
What is the name of the final collision that occurs after all kinetic energy is lost due to Coulomb attraction with an orbital electron?
Non-radiative capture
What is the term for the interaction that occurs when a particle captures an electron from an atom?
Ionization
What is the term for the final collision that occurs when all kinetic energy is lost and the particle interacts with an orbital electron due to Coulomb attraction?
Ionization
What is the name of the final collision that occurs after all kinetic energy is lost due to Coulomb attraction with an orbital electron?
Auger effect
Which type of particles have a greater charge: alpha particles or beta particles?
Alpha particles
Which type of particles have less energy: heavier particles or lighter particles?
Heavier particles
Test your knowledge of Bremsstrahlung radiation and its effect on the range of charged particles in matter in this physics quiz. Keywords: Bremsstrahlung, radiation, charged particles, range, ionization.
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