Assertion: ionizing radiation's energy | /r/CapableOf | detach electron
Facets:
value: from atoms
type: OTHER
value: from molecules
type: OTHER
value: to create ions
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Ionizing radiation is radiation that carries sufficient energy to detach electron from atoms or molecules.
text: Ionizing radiation (ionising radiation) is radiation, traveling as a particle or electromagnetic wave, that carries sufficient energy to detach electrons from atoms or molecules, thereby ionizing an atom or a molecule.
text: Ionizing radiation refers to radioactive particles, such as alpha and beta particles, or electromagnetic waves, such as gamma or ultraviolet rays, which have sufficient energy to detach electrons off of atoms to create ions, hence the name