Misconceptions in Nuclear and Particle Physics
Identify and post at least two misconceptions about nuclear and particle physics topics here.
misconceptions of nuclear physics
1. Radiation cannot be used for trearment of cancer as radiation causes cancer.
excessive use of radiation causes cancer,destructive power of radiation can cure to destruct cancer effected cells.
2. a radioactive element is always radioactive.
A radioactive element decays inverse of exponential. initial decay is fast and intense while it decreases exponentially with time.
misconceptions of particle physics
1. other particles get mass from higgs particle
correction; particles get mass after interacting higgs field.
2. the Higgs field is eather,
correction; higgs field is not a medium its energy field.
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