which is the most powerful among alpha, beta and gama rays?
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- Alpha rays are the weakest and can be blocked by human skin and gamma rays are the strongest and only dense elements like lead can block them. Alpha and beta rays are composed of discrete subatomic particles. This is part of the reason why these rays are more easily deflected by less dense matter.
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- On Earth, gamma radiation is generated from radioactive decay of elements and is extremely hazardous to living beings. These super-intense beams of gamma radiation — the gamma-ray bursts — are created by the most powerful type of stellar explosion: a hypernova.
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Beta radiation
It is more penetrating than alpha radiation, but less than gamma. Beta radiation from radioactive decay can be stopped with a few centimeters of plastic or a few millimeters of metal. It occurs when a neutron decays into a proton in a nucleus, releasing the beta particle and an antineutrino.
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