Consider the following statements:
1. Radioactivity tracers are commonly used in the medical field and also in the study of plants and animals.
2. Radiation is used and produced in nuclear reactors, which controls fission reactions to produce energy and new substances from the fission products.
3. Radiation is also used to sterilize medical instrument and food.
Which of the statement given above are correct?
1.Radioactivity tracers are commonly used in the medical field and also in the study of plants and animals.
2. Radiation is used and produced in nuclear reactors, which controls fission reactions to produce energy and new substances from the fission products.
3. Radiation is also used to sterilize medical instrument and food.
statement given above are correct.
1.Radioactivity tracers are commonly used in the medical field and also in the study of plants and animals: Radioactivity tracers are commonly used in the medical field and also in the study of plants and animals. Radiation is used and produced in nuclear reactors, which controls fission reactions to produce energy and new substances from the fission products. Radiation is also used to sterilize medical instruments and food.
2. Radiation is used and produced in nuclear reactors, which controls fission reactions to produce energy and new substances from the fission products: Radioactivity tracers are commonly used in the medical field and also in the study of plants and animals. Radiation is used and produced in nuclear reactors, which controls fission reactions to produce energy and new substances from the fission products.
3. Radiation is also used to sterilize medical instrument and food: Sterilising equipment. Gamma rays are high energy electromagnetic waves which are only stopped by thick lead. This means they can easily pass through medical equipment, such as syringes. As gamma rays pass through the packaging they will kill living tissue such as viruses and bacteria.