Uranium Glass: A Glowing Alternative to Conventional Sources of Radioactivity

• Roeland Boot ^[1]
  1. [1] Thorbecke Voortgezet Onderwijs
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 55, Nº. 2, 2017, págs. 76-78
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • There is a relatively simple way of using radioactive material in classroom experiments: uranium glass, which provides teachers with a suitable substance. By using the right computer software and a radiation sensor, it can be demonstrated that uranium glass emits radiation at a greater rate than the background radiation and with the aid of UV light a bright green luster appears. Therefore, with two pieces of uranium glass, students can learn about two different physical phenomena: fluorescence and radioactivity.