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Background radiation and Radium

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Difference between Background radiation and Radium

Background radiation vs. Radium

Background radiation is a measure of the ionizing radiation present in the environment at a particular location which is not due to deliberate introduction of radiation sources. Radium is a chemical element with symbol Ra and atomic number 88.

Similarities between Background radiation and Radium

Background radiation and Radium have 17 things in common (in Unionpedia): Alpha decay, Alpha particle, Beta particle, Half-life, Ionizing radiation, Isotope, Isotopes of radon, Nitrogen, Nuclear medicine, Potassium, Radioactive decay, Radionuclide, Radon, Thorium, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Uranium, Uranium-238.

Alpha decay

Alpha decay or α-decay is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits an alpha particle (helium nucleus) and thereby transforms or 'decays' into an atom with a mass number that is reduced by four and an atomic number that is reduced by two.

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Alpha particle

Alpha particles consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium-4 nucleus.

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Beta particle

A beta particle, also called beta ray or beta radiation, (symbol β) is a high-energy, high-speed electron or positron emitted by the radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus during the process of beta decay.

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Half-life

Half-life (symbol t1⁄2) is the time required for a quantity to reduce to half its initial value.

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Ionizing radiation

Ionizing radiation (ionising radiation) is radiation that carries enough energy to liberate electrons from atoms or molecules, thereby ionizing them.

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Isotope

Isotopes are variants of a particular chemical element which differ in neutron number.

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Isotopes of radon

There are 35 known isotopes of radon (86Rn) from 195Rn to 229Rn; all are radioactive.

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Nitrogen

Nitrogen is a chemical element with symbol N and atomic number 7.

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Nuclear medicine

Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty involving the application of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

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Potassium

Potassium is a chemical element with symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number 19.

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Radioactive decay

Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay or radioactivity) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy (in terms of mass in its rest frame) by emitting radiation, such as an alpha particle, beta particle with neutrino or only a neutrino in the case of electron capture, gamma ray, or electron in the case of internal conversion.

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Radionuclide

A radionuclide (radioactive nuclide, radioisotope or radioactive isotope) is an atom that has excess nuclear energy, making it unstable.

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Radon

Radon is a chemical element with symbol Rn and atomic number 86.

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Thorium

Thorium is a weakly radioactive metallic chemical element with symbol Th and atomic number 90.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection.

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Uranium

Uranium is a chemical element with symbol U and atomic number 92.

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Uranium-238

Uranium-238 (238U or U-238) is the most common isotope of uranium found in nature, with a relative abundance of 99%.

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Background radiation and Radium Comparison

Background radiation has 116 relations, while Radium has 176. As they have in common 17, the Jaccard index is 5.82% = 17 / (116 + 176).

References

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