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state any rhree characteristics properties of beta rays

Answer 1

Characteristics of Beta Radiation

Beta particles are energetic electrons, they are relatively light and carry a single negative charge.

Their mass is equal to the mass of theorbital electrons with which they are interacting and unlike the alpha particle a much larger fraction of its kinetic energy can be lost in a single interaction.

Their path is not so straightforward. The beta particles follow a very zig-zag path through absorbing material. This resulting path of particle is longer than the linear penetration (range) into the material.

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Answer 2

Beta particles are energetic electrons, they are relatively light and carry a single negative charge.Their mass is equal to the mass of the orbital electrons with which they are interacting and unlike the alpha particle a much larger fraction of its kinetic energy can be lost in a single interaction.Their path is not so straightforward. The beta particles follow a very zig-zag path through absorbing material. This resulting path of particle is longer than the linear penetration (range) into the material.Since they have very low mass, beta particles reach mostly relativistic energies.Beta particles also differ from other heavy charged particles in the fraction of energy lost by radiative process known as the bremsstrahlung. Therefore for high energy beta radiation shielding dense materials are inappropriate.When the beta particle moves faster than the speed of light (phase velocity) in the material it generates a shock wave of electromagnetic radiation known as the Cherenkov radiation.The beta emission has the continuous spectrum.A 1 MeV beta particle can travel approximately 3.5 meters in air.Due to the presence of the bremsstrahlung low atomic number (Z) materials are appropriate as beta particle shields.

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