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People who work around radioactivity wear film badges to monitor the amount of radiation that reaches their bodies. These badges consist of small pieces of photographic film enclosed in a light-proof wrapper.
 
  What kind of radiation do these devices monitor? A) Alpha radiation
  B) Beta radiation
  C) Gamma radiation
  D) all of the above

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By how much will the temperature of 5.0 grams of water increase upon the addition of 230 joules of heat?
 
  A) 46C
  B) 11C
  C) 5.6C
  D) 14C


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Reply #1 on: Aug 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply 2 on: Aug 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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