7.14 starter 01 February 2012 13:08 Tell the person next to you…
· What is the most dangerous type of radiation outside the body? Why?
· What is the most dangerous type of radiation inside the body? Why?
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> Answers
· Gamma radiation is the most dangerous type of radiation outside the body because it is extremely penetrating. (Alpha radiation is not dangerous because it is stopped by skin)
· Alpha radiation is the most dangerous type of radiation inside the body because it is highly ionising due to its high charge (+2) and high mass (RAM=4). (Gamma radiation is only very weakly ionising) 7.14 12 January 2012 10:24
· 7.14 describe the dangers of ionising radiations, including:
· radiation can cause mutations in living organisms
· radiation can damage cells and tissue
· the problems arising in the disposal of radioactive waste
> Chernobyl Disaster Hiroshima and Nagasaki - the first nuclear bombs After the Hiroshima bomb 
· What is the most dangerous type of radiation outside the body? Why?
· What is the most dangerous type of radiation inside the body? Why?
>
> Answers
· Gamma radiation is the most dangerous type of radiation outside the body because it is extremely penetrating. (Alpha radiation is not dangerous because it is stopped by skin)
· Alpha radiation is the most dangerous type of radiation inside the body because it is highly ionising due to its high charge (+2) and high mass (RAM=4). (Gamma radiation is only very weakly ionising) 7.14 12 January 2012 10:24
· 7.14 describe the dangers of ionising radiations, including:
· radiation can cause mutations in living organisms
· radiation can damage cells and tissue
· the problems arising in the disposal of radioactive waste
> Chernobyl Disaster Hiroshima and Nagasaki - the first nuclear bombs After the Hiroshima bomb
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