Which type of toxicity was experience by survivors of Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
A
Radioactive
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B
Cosmic
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C
Ultraviolet
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D
Infra-red
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Solution
The correct option is B Radioactive By the end of 1945, the atomic bombings of Japan had killed an estimated 140,000 people at Hiroshima and 74,000 at Nagasaki, including those who died from radiation poisoning. Often lost in those numbers are the experiences of the survivors, known as hibakusha (literally “atomic bomb-affected people.