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2007-07-25 04:34:19 · 21 answers · asked by D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
lead.
2007-07-25 04:37:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
water or lead, lead is heavy so the minimum safety procedure is to burn your clothes, goggles, hat and gloves after you handle radioactive material because radioactivity not only affects the body but it also falls on surfaces making it a possible hazard if you touch these surfaces and then put your hand in your mouth. The minimum precautions would be to handle these materials in an enclosed area, cover everything you can cover preferably with certified gear of course. After you are done wash the entire room, (even the ceiling) what to do with the water is another issue because you cannot dump into the drain. Wash the room and your body several times. Two minutes of rinsing with water should do the trick. Just be sure you are thorough.
If you have a big water tank near the water will the radioctivty as well.
2007-07-25 11:44:39 · answer #2 · answered by Dan D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lead is commonly used, also glass embedded with or made with lead are used as shields in the lab so you can see what you are doing while working.
2007-07-25 16:48:01 · answer #3 · answered by scott k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well what kind of radioactive radiation. There are three main kinds, Alpha, Beta, and Gama. Alpha is helium nuclei and can be stopped by a sheet of paper. Beta are protons and can be stopped by a thin sheet of lead or a couple layers of paper. While gamma, the bad one, it takes feet of lead to stop that, they also place radioactive waste into massive "swimming" pools which stops the radioactivity from leaking.
2007-07-25 11:55:21 · answer #4 · answered by nate q 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lead.
2007-07-25 11:36:51 · answer #5 · answered by ♪ Pamela ♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most of the labs where I work, for anything not gamma, plexiglass shields are the most common. Most of the isotopes people use are alpha or beta emittors, so overall, the answer should probably be plexiglass. Still, of the choices you were given, lead is obviously the one that was desired.
2007-07-25 12:16:43 · answer #6 · answered by John R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lead; but neotron radiation can pass straight through a sheet of lead, but can be absorbed by the large mollecules in plastics.
If I wanted a radiation proof cell, I'd have: 5 ft concrete; an inch of lead and an inch of perspex. However, neutrinos would pass clean through the lot.
2007-07-25 11:44:38 · answer #7 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What radioactive materials are they? If alpha, paper would be good enough. If gamma, then lead is needed.
2007-07-25 11:44:19 · answer #8 · answered by Carborane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
glass is the common one in the lab. Leaded of course.
2007-07-25 11:37:17 · answer #9 · answered by michelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lead as it is very dense. However, some forms of radiation can be mitigated by the other items on your list.
2007-07-25 11:38:23 · answer #10 · answered by Dr. Knowl Itall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lead
2007-07-25 11:36:57 · answer #11 · answered by jOhAn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋