Gamma rays

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Gamma rays

• Why are they important?

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Gamma rays

• Gamma rays
• have the shortest wavelength
• have the highest frequency
• are produced by radioactive materials and by the
  sun
• can be very dangerous to living cells
• can be used to destroy cancer cells

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Ready for more?

• Now read about the next lot of waves in the
  electromagnetic spectrum X rays!

..or go back to the beginning to check out gamma
rays again..