GAMMA

WAVELENGTH

• Range=10^-12 meters
• Smaller than the diameter of an atom

FREQUENCY

• Range=10^19 and greater

SOURCE

• Hottest and energetic objects in the universe

FOUNDED

• By Paul Villard and named by Ernest Rutherford

BLOCKED

• Not easily blocked( requires a ton of mass)
• Can be blocked by concrete

EFFECTS

• Radiation sickness( fainting, confusion, nausea, and vomiting)

USES

• Used to kill cancer cells
• Eliminates need for difficult surgery

OTHER FACTS

• Can release more energy than the sun
• Has no mass and no charge
• Created HULK

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