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Grade 12th passModern Physics

which radiation is highly penetrating?
X rays or Gamma rays and why?......................................................................

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer8 Years ago
Gamma-ray photons have the highest energy in the EMR spectrum and theirwaves have the shortest wavelength.Gamma rays are a lot more dangerous and hazardous to human health thanX-rays. Moreover gamma rays are thehighly penetrating and highlyenergetic ionizing radiation