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I need help with my project:I need to find information and examples on gamma rays in Physical science class.

2007-03-14 09:52:36 · 1 answers · asked by sarvinoz h 1 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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Gamma-rays have the smallest wavelengths and the most energy of any other wave in the electromagnetic spectrum. These waves are generated by radioactive atoms and in nuclear explosions. Gamma-rays can kill living cells, a fact which medicine uses to its advantage, using gamma-rays to kill cancerous cells.

Gamma-rays travel to us across vast distances of the universe, only to be absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere. Different wavelengths of light penetrate the Earth's atmosphere to different depths. Instruments aboard high-altitude balloons and satellites like the Compton Observatory provide our only view of the gamma-ray sky.

2007-03-14 10:21:05 · answer #1 · answered by Rhonda B 6 · 0 0

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