Why do you think cobalt radiation can penetrate farther into plastics than can electron beam radiation?

What will be an ideal response?


The radiation from radioactive cobalt is ?-particles. The high penetration of these particles, when compared with electrons in an electron beam, is due to the high energy of the ?-particles.

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What does the instruction DEC A do?

A) It decimates the contents of the accumulator. B) It decongests the contents of the accumulator. C) It digitizes the contents of the accumulator. D) It decrements the contents of the accumulator.

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As an operational safety check, the equipment rooms for combustion appliances should be checked for high:

A) Carbon dioxide levels. B) Nitrogen levels. C) Carbon monoxide levels. D) Oxygen levels.

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The most current edition of the NFPA 70E was published in _________________________.

A. 2000 B. 2005 C. 2009 D. 2011

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