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A Beta particle is either an electron or a positron (depending on the atom that it originally came from), but usually an electron.
This electron will bond with most atoms that it comes into contact with, thus ionizing that atom. This can be very damaging to cells, because it ionizes atoms within the cells that can alter the solubility of that atom, or alter the acidity of the water with in the cell.
This can cause the cell to flatout die, or, if the beta particle interacts with the DNA within the cell, mutate the cell and cause cancer.
Of cource, a single beta particle ionizing a single particle is no threat to a living person, it is when enough of these effect enough cells that problems arrise.
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How can beta particles be dangerous to living cells?
A Beta particle is essentially an electron (or positron) traveling at substantial speed. When a beta particle strikes a living cell, it interacts with the molecules making up the cell and creates one or more ion pairs by causing outer electrons to leave the molecule and making the molecule positively charged, while the released electron is negatively charged. Ionized molecules take part in different chemical reactions than do similar molecules that are electrically neutral. As a result of the ionization, exotic chemical reactions take place in the effected cell. These reactions may interfere with cell metabolism or with cell DNA (affecting or preventing cell division). Cells have a limited ability to repair the damage caused by this process, but if enough damage is inflicted fast enough, the cell may be damaged or killed. If enough cells are damaged or killed in one organ, the organ may be damaged.
Is flu virus a living thing or non-living ting?
The flu virus is considered a non-living thing. It is a microscopic particle that requires a host cell to replicate and survive.
What is the sac formed around a large particle to allow a cell to take in or remove the particle?
Phagosome is the name of the sac formed around a large particle that allows a cell to take in or remove the particle. Once engulfed by the cell, the phagosome can merge with lysosomes to break down the particle.
Where can you get a diagram of a beta cell?
in pancerase
When a cell membrane surrounds a particle encloses it into a vesicle and brings the particle into the cell this is called?
The process is called phagocytosis, which means "cell eating".
When a beta particle strikes a living cell what happens?
One or more ion pair is created when a beta particle strikes a living thing and interacts with the molecules making up the cell. The cell may also cease to function.
What happen when a beta particle strikes a living cell?
A Beta particle is essentially an electron (or positron) traveling at substantial speed. When a beta particle strikes a living cell, it interacts with the molecules making up the cell and creates one or more ion pairs by causing outer electrons to leave the molecule and making the molecule positively charged, while the released electron is negatively charged. Ionized molecules take part in different chemical reactions than do similar molecules that are electrically neutral. As a result of the ionization, exotic chemical reactions take place in the effected cell. These reactions may interfere with cell metabolism or with cell DNA (affecting or preventing cell division). Cells have a limited ability to repair the damage caused by this process, but if enough damage is inflicted fast enough, the cell may be damaged or killed. If enough cells are damaged or killed in one organ, the organ may be damaged.
When beta particle strikes a living cell?
It interacts with the molecules making up the cell and creates one or more ion pairs by causing outer electrons to leave the molecule and making the molecule positively charged, while the released electron is negatively charged.
Is a cell the smallest particle of ordinary matter?
No, a cell is the smallest part of a living organism that can be considered alive.
How can beta particles be dangerous to living cells?
A Beta particle is essentially an electron (or positron) traveling at substantial speed. When a beta particle strikes a living cell, it interacts with the molecules making up the cell and creates one or more ion pairs by causing outer electrons to leave the molecule and making the molecule positively charged, while the released electron is negatively charged. Ionized molecules take part in different chemical reactions than do similar molecules that are electrically neutral. As a result of the ionization, exotic chemical reactions take place in the effected cell. These reactions may interfere with cell metabolism or with cell DNA (affecting or preventing cell division). Cells have a limited ability to repair the damage caused by this process, but if enough damage is inflicted fast enough, the cell may be damaged or killed. If enough cells are damaged or killed in one organ, the organ may be damaged.
Is cell or particle smaller?
When you consider the composition of living and non living things, both can be broken down into what comprises them. If one considers non-living matter, then "particle" may be used to describe the smallest unit. As knowledge advances, a "particle" by definition has evolved i.e., quarks being the smallest "particle" of an atom whereas for years it was thought that the atom was the smallest unit of matter. Conversely, the cell is considered the smallest unit of organic (living) matter The only major difference between them is that a cell is the smallest particle of a living object and a molecule (made up of atoms) is the smallest unit of a nonliving object.
Define the step of endocytosis?
the process by which a cell uses energy to surround a particle and enclose the particle in a vesicle to bring the particle into the cell is called endocytosis: the cell comes into contact with particle the cell membrane begins to wrap around the particle then the particle is bought into the cell
Is flu virus a living thing or non-living ting?
The flu virus is considered a non-living thing. It is a microscopic particle that requires a host cell to replicate and survive.
Microscopic particle that invades a cell and often destroys it?
A virus is a microscopic being that can invade and destroy a cell. Viruses have some, but not all, of the characteristics of living things.
What is a particle with dna but no nucleus or cell wall?
A virus is a particle with DNA but no nucleus or cell wall.
Infectious microorganisms that exist as a particle rather than one complete cell and are not capable or reproducing outside of a host cell are?
A virus is a small infectious microorganism that exists as a particle rather than a complete cell that is not capable of reproducing outside of a host cell. A virus only reproduces inside of other living cells in other organisms.
What is the transport of engulfing?
It is when the cell engulfs a particle. Once the particle is engulfed it lets it go into the cell forming a vacuole.
