[Jewelry making - Article 00121] - Re: [Orchid] Kunzite fade in any light

[Ken Moore]

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    I know that this was not meant for me, but what the? 

>     Nickel 60 is high energy isotope in his own right and it does emit
>     Gamma (neutron) type radiation as a by-product of it's decay. True
>     or False? 

    1. Nickel 60 is a stable element and not an isotope. So, False 

>     Nickel 60 is in exited state. It relaxes to lower energy state by
>     emitting excess of energy as a photon which is a gamma particle.
>     True or False? 

    2. Nickel 60 again is a stable element and not an isotope. Gamma is
    a high energy electromagnetic ray not a particle like a neutron.
    Again False. 

>     Photon is a Gamma particle and stream of Gamma particles is a
>     neutron radiation. True or False? 

    3. A Gamma ray is a photon of high energy electromagnetic radiation.
    A neutron is a particle from the nucleus of an atom which has a
    neutral electrical charge and is only emitted under a nuclear
    reaction. There are high speed neutrons and thermal neutrons, the
    latter being the most ionizing. False Again. 

>     Neutron Radiation--is a term used to talk about energy being
>     released from atoms that have too much energy for one reason or
>     another. Radiation is in the form of energetic particles or
>     electromagnetic waves. True or False? 

    4. Nuclear radiation comes in four different forms all originating
    from the nucleus of an unstable atom or isotope. Alpha is a particle
    consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons. It ionizes by way of
    stripping electrons from the surrounding atoms. Beta is a high speed
    electron that acts like a bullet. Gamma is a high energy
    electromagnetic wave or ray that acts like a bullet or causes atoms
    to resonate causing a disturbance. Finally Neutron radiation is a
    neutron that has been dislodged from the nucleus of the atom caused
    by a reaction not normal decay. The high speed neutrons act like a
    bullets until they slow down and become thermal neutrons. The
    thermal or slow neutrons cause the most ionization as the try to form
    with other neutrons and cause an imbalance. False 

    I hope I have not stated any of the above incorrectly. 

Ken Moore
2901 Pleasant Acres Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970 493-6971
www.kenworx.com
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