What are some benefits and drawbacks to using radioactive isotopes in smoke alarms speaking in temrs of economic social and perhaps ethical factors.?

Answer 1

Radiation is a physical property of matter. Under normal conditions, radiation occurs at a quantified, predictable rate. (This is why atomic clocks are so good at keeping time.) Radioactive isotopes in smoke detectors allow simple counting mechanisms to be used.

However, it is very expensive to isolate or synthesize certain radioactive isotopes, and beta and gamma radiation can be very dangerous as they ionize molecules in your body.

Relatively harmless compounds may decay into much more dangerous radioactive isotopes. This is why uranium can be handled with normal precautions but "spent" nuclear fuel is so harmful. Spent nuclear fuel contains isotopes of cesium, iodine, and plutonium that decay much faster and release beta and gamma radiation.

Answer 2

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