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Radiological Operations CBRN AITWhat year was radiation discovered? - answer1896
What was the radioactive source used in Henry Bequerel's experiments? - answer
Uranium
What is known as the smallest subdivision of an element? - answerAtom
What is an element? - answerPure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler
substances by chemical reaction.
Compound - answersubstances of two or more elements that can be broken down into
simpler substances
What are the components of an atom? - answerProtons, neutrons, and electrons
Where are the protons located? - answerinside the nucleus
What type of charge is generally found in beta radiation? - answerNegatively charged
Which type of radiation is pure energy without mass or charge? - answerGamma or X-
ray radiation
What is the standard international unit of measure used by the army to measure
radiation absorbed dose? - answerGray(Gy)
What is the total amount of radiation one is exposed to called? - answerDose
What is half-thickness? - answerThe thickness of any material which will reduce the
dose rate of gamma radiation to one half of its unshieled value
What is shielding? - answerany material that will partially stop gamma and all of alpha
and beta
What is the definition of acute exposure? - answerLarge dose of radiation received in a
short period of time
What is the definition of chronic exposure? - answersmall doses of radiation received
over a long period of time
What type of burst has a mushroom shaped cloud? - answera surface burst
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