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I know that cations and anions usually, by Coulomb's law, recombine. However, I was wondering if a force could applied to ensure and hasten this attraction. I was thinking about it in the context of ionizing radiation and free radicals.

Is is possible to artifically sythesize antioxidants? I'm wondering whether it is at least plausible. I'm sorry if this is the wrong section, I'm not sure where it should go. Thanks all!

Is there any way to cataclyze the recombination of oppositely charged ions? I'm wondering if an effective method exists. Thanks all!

Hello All, Can anyone explain why free radicals caused by ionizing radiation can be so dangerous to our health? In addition, does there seem to be any plausible way to counteract or at least prevent this damage? Thanks! CloudChamber

Hello all, Could anyone explain how a betatron functions and its general purpose or application? Thanks!

Hello all, How many MeV is .000000000000081 (8.1*10^-14) joules?

Hello All, can anyone fill in the Bethe formula (-dE/dx) with a. the information for an alpha particle? b. the information for a beta particle? Either one would be great!

Hello all, It seems I've forgotten a lot about basic math since Algebra one. I need some helpcreating a simple formula. I know that ionization density is proportional to the square of the charge (Ze). How would I express this mathematically?

Hello all, does anyone know the charge of an electron, measured in e's (I know its negative)? Thanks!

Great. I'll take a look.

Ah, I see. Without that variable controlled its hard to make generalizations.

Oh, oops! Looks like I had a discrepancy between the subscript and neutron number. I did mean tritium, but I'd be curious to know the weight of deuterium (the real H2) as well.

Wow, looks like a great source, Bob S. I haven't really started looking through it yet, but I took a quick glance and it seems that restricted energy loss rates actually result in less visible ionization. Any quick explanations for why this is?

I'm not quite so sure... I took the americium 241 out of a smoke detector, so I'd assume there would be 2.0 times 10^-4 mg, the standard amount in scientific notation. As for the strontium, I have no idea. The website, however, says the activity level of the strontium 90 source is .1uCi.

Hello all, Does anyone know the weight of a neutron? Or, better yet, does anyone know offhand the weight of hydrogen subscript 2 (hydrogen isotope with two neutrons)? Thanks!