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Any terrorist device that may contain biological agents radiation material incendiaries or explosives chemical agents and their precursors is known as?
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WMD (Weapon of Mass Destruction)
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What is nonionizing radiation?
Ionizing radiation causes some of the atoms it strikes to be ionized. There are several different types: alpha particles, beta particles, neutrons, gamma rays, x-rays, and ultraviolet light. Non-ionizing radiation, which does not ionize atoms, includes visible light, infrared light, radio waves, and so on.To understand the biological effects of radiation we must first understand the difference between ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation. In general, two things can happen when radiation is absorbed by matter: excitation or ionization.Excitation occurs when the radiation excites the motion of the atoms or molecules, or excites an electron from an occupied orbital into an empty, higher-energy orbital.Ionization occurs when the radiation carries enough energy to remove an electron from an atom or molecule.Because living tissue is 70-90% water by weight, the dividing line between radiation that excites electrons and radiation that forms ions is often assumed to be equal to the ionization of water: 1216 kJ/mol. Radiation that carries less energy can only excite the water molecule. It is therefore called non-ionizing radiation. Radiation that carries more energy than 1216 kJ/mol can remove an electron from a water molecule, and is therefore called ionizing radiation.Related links are provided below.
Which of the following is not a component of the radiation emitted by a radioactive sample a.alpha radiation b.delta radiation c.gamma radiation d.beta radiation?
Radioactive substances can emit alpha particles, gamma radiation (gamma rays) and beta radiation (beta particles). What they do not emit is delta radiation.It causes transmutation.It has a mass of 4 amus.
What makes up a nuclear bomb?
Depends on the type of bomb. The first nuclear weapons were fission weapons- they used a heavy metal such as Uranium or Plutonium. These metals, when compressed by explosives, would undergo nuclear fission, and break into lighter elements, releasing heat and radiation. Later, larger bombs were fusion bombs. They used a fission bomb to start the nuclear reaction, but then used that energy to FUSE light elements, such as Deuterium and Tritium into heavier elements, releasing LARGE amounts of heat and radiation.
Which two types of radiation will pass through a sheet of card?
Gamma radiation
What kind of radiation causes molecules to vibrate?
Infrared Radiation.
What produces more heat a napalm bomb or a nuke bomb?
Nuclear weapons are much much hotter, their temperature is in the millions of Kelvins while chemical incendiaries like napalm are only in the thousands of Kelvins. Nuclear explosives are so hot the heat radiation can ignite structures miles away from the actual blast before the blast wave gets there, no chemical explosive can do this.
Does RF radiation causes the same types of biological harm as X-ray radiation?
no false
The rem is a unit used to measure?
Radiation dose in terms of the amount of the biological effect caused by the amount of energy absorbed
What method is used to estimate a radiation dose by measuring the biological response to an absorbed dose of ionizing radiation?
Biodosimetry
What method is used to estimate a radiation dose by measuring biological response to an absorbed dose of ionizing radiation?
Biodosimetry
An example of a biological variability factor is?
the size of radiation dose received
How are nukes made?
You take a bomb then use some radiation and some light some explosives and then drop it on your neighbors house
What causes the damaging effects on radiation on the body?
simply put, when radiation is introduced to your body, that "excess energy" is put into your biological tissue and it acts unstable.
What has the author Daniel S Grosch written?
Daniel S. Grosch has written: 'Biological Effects of Radiation' 'Biological effects of radiations' -- subject(s): Radiobiology
Why is radiation lethal?
Radiation ionizes atoms, breaking their bonds and altering biological chemistry. It can also change the nucleus by activation involving neutrons. In sufficient amounts, the body is unable to compensate, and that radiation can be lethal.
What has the author Marylou Ingram written?
Marylou Ingram has written: 'Biological effects of ionizing radiation'
What is photoreactivation?
revercible of biological effect of uv radiation on cells by subsequent exposure to visible to light
