matrixscarface Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 i got a question, what is radiation?!? i know what it is and what it does but what is it? i am talking the structure of it? what weakness does it have? help the curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qfwfq Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Radiate: follow a radial path, implicitly an outward one, hence go away from the centre. The term originates from this and stuck around for many things. Shout, and you are causing acoustic energy to radiate from your vocal apparatus. There are so many kinds of radiation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonious Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 i got a question, what is radiation?!? i know what it is and what it does but what is it? i am talking the structure of it? what weakness does it have? help the curious To be basic, as far as nuclear radiation is concerned, there are three kinds of ways nuclei can decay, and in the process, radiating. These decay processes are called alpha decay, beta decay, and fission. In alpha decay, an alpha particle, a helium atom with two neutrons, is radiated. In beta decay, a beta particle, an electron, along with a theoretical antineutrino, which is unimportant right now, is radiated. In fission, an atom actually splits, most commonly into near equal halves, and four neutrons are radiated in the process. And, during each of these forms of radioactive decay processes, energy in the form of gamma rays, or high energy electromagnetic radiation akin to visible light, can be radiated as well. There are more "advanced" radiation processes, but I would say the aforementioned are the most basic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenMind5 Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Basicly what Thelonious said...think of it as a partical throwing away bits of itself to become more stable or...HAppy. Particals like to be stable...:naughty: Op5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonious Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Particals like to be stable...:naughty: It cannot be explained more elegantly than that. Particles seeking more stable existences is what makes everything possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenMind5 Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Very true, just trying to put it as plain as possible for those who might need it :naughty: Op5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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