Vanguard3000 Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 I'm writing a short story, and I need to know one thing. Well, I need to know many things, but I do know most of them already. Anyway, would gold block x-rays in the same way as lead? Both are extremely dense, and I know one of the great chemists (Dalton?) fired alpha particles at gold foil, and only some got through, but I'm not 100% sure about this. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caid Ivik Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 So, if they had some kind of collabed matter, than even those wouldn't penetrate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edric O Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 Any material can block any radiation, if it's thick enough. But the denser the material, the less thick it needs to be in order to block radiation.So to answer your question: Yes, you can block x-rays with gold, but the gold slab needs to be slightly thicker than if it was made out of lead. (because gold is slightly lighter than lead) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard3000 Posted March 8, 2003 Author Share Posted March 8, 2003 Edric: I know that. I meant relative to each other. Anyway, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMA_1 Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 Actually, Gold is a lot more effective than lead in blocking photon particles. Its just an extremely expensive and rare ore. hehe I learned that in physics class. :D corny smile. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 Its just an extremely expensive and rare ore. hehe I learned that in physics class. Wow :O! I didn't know that. Thanks alot for enlightening me ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMA_1 Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 I meant the other info. I know I know, I had that one coming, darn it! hehe ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard3000 Posted March 9, 2003 Author Share Posted March 9, 2003 LOL!Anyway, stay tuned. I'm having some trouble working out my plot, but I'll give you guys two tidbit of information:1) The story will be loosely based on the System Shock games. Namely, SS2. If you haven't already played these games, I highly recommend it, as they have amazing storylines.B) I'm trying a wierd way of writing it, so it's either going to turn out really nicely, or it's gonna blow like Zephyrus. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aox0m0xoa Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 rutherford conducted the experiment btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard3000 Posted March 11, 2003 Author Share Posted March 11, 2003 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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