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Multiple Choice

Which set contains all the types that belong to particulate radiation?

Particulate radiation is made up of material particles with mass, such as alpha particles, beta particles (electrons), protons, and neutrons. This is different from electromagnetic radiation, which travels as energy waves carried by photons and has no rest mass; examples include gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet light, infrared, and microwaves. The set that includes all types of particulate radiation is alpha particles, electrons (beta particles/cathode rays), protons, and neutrons. The other options mix in electromagnetic radiation, which are not particulate.

Particulate radiation is made up of material particles with mass, such as alpha particles, beta particles (electrons), protons, and neutrons. This is different from electromagnetic radiation, which travels as energy waves carried by photons and has no rest mass; examples include gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet light, infrared, and microwaves. The set that includes all types of particulate radiation is alpha particles, electrons (beta particles/cathode rays), protons, and neutrons. The other options mix in electromagnetic radiation, which are not particulate.