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  • https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Harper_College/CHM_110%3A_Fundamentals_of_Chemistry/02%3A_Radiation-_Pros_and_Cons/2.04%3A_Biological_Effects_of_Radiation
    We are constantly exposed to radiation from naturally occurring and human-produced sources. This radiation can affect living organisms. Ionizing radiation is the most harmful because it can ionize mol...We are constantly exposed to radiation from naturally occurring and human-produced sources. This radiation can affect living organisms. Ionizing radiation is the most harmful because it can ionize molecules or break chemical bonds, which damages the molecule and causes malfunctions in cell processes. Types of radiation differ in their ability to penetrate material and damage tissue, with alpha particles the least penetrating but potentially most damaging and gamma rays are most penetrating.
  • https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_Chemistry/Beginning_Chemistry_(Ball)/15%3A_Nuclear_Chemistry/15.02%3A_Radioactivity
    The major types of radioactivity include alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays. Fission is a type of radioactivity in which large nuclei spontaneously break apart into smaller nuclei.
  • https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Valley_City_State_University/Chem_122/Chapter_9%3A_Nuclear_Chemistry/9.8%3A_Biological_Effects_of_Radiation
    The effects of radiation on matter depend on the energy of the radiation. Nonionizing radiation is relatively low in energy, and the energy is transferred to matter in the form of heat. Ionizing radia...The effects of radiation on matter depend on the energy of the radiation. Nonionizing radiation is relatively low in energy, and the energy is transferred to matter in the form of heat. Ionizing radiation is relatively high in energy, and when it collides with an atom, it can completely remove an electron to form a positively charged ion that can damage biological tissues.
  • https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Fullerton_College/Beginning_Chemistry_(Chan)/16%3A_Nuclear_Chemistry/16.02%3A_Radioactivity
    The major types of radioactivity include alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays. Fission is a type of radioactivity in which large nuclei spontaneously break apart into smaller nuclei.
  • https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_Kentucky/UK%3A_General_Chemistry/21%3A_Nuclear_Chemistry/21.6%3A_Biological_Effects_of_Radiation
    We are constantly exposed to radiation from naturally occurring and human-produced sources. This radiation can affect living organisms. Ionizing radiation is the most harmful because it can ionize mol...We are constantly exposed to radiation from naturally occurring and human-produced sources. This radiation can affect living organisms. Ionizing radiation is the most harmful because it can ionize molecules or break chemical bonds, which damages the molecule and causes malfunctions in cell processes. Types of radiation differ in their ability to penetrate material and damage tissue, with alpha particles the least penetrating but potentially most damaging and gamma rays are most penetrating.
  • https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Los_Angeles_Trade_Technical_College/DMA_Chem_51/2%3A_Beginning_Chemistry_(Ball)/13%3A_Nuclear_Chemistry/13.2%3A_Radioactivity
    The major types of radioactivity include alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays. Fission is a type of radioactivity in which large nuclei spontaneously break apart into smaller nuclei.
  • https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/General_Chemistry/Chemistry_2e_(OpenStax)/21%3A_Nuclear_Chemistry/21.06%3A_Biological_Effects_of_Radiation
    We are constantly exposed to radiation from naturally occurring and human-produced sources. This radiation can affect living organisms. Ionizing radiation is particularly harmful because it can ionize...We are constantly exposed to radiation from naturally occurring and human-produced sources. This radiation can affect living organisms. Ionizing radiation is particularly harmful because it can ionize molecules or break chemical bonds, which damages the molecules & causes malfunctions in cell processes. Types of radiation differ in their ability to penetrate material and damage tissue, with alpha particles the least penetrating, but potentially most damaging, and gamma rays the most penetrating.
  • https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Los_Angeles_Trade_Technical_College/Hybrid_Chem_51_v1/14%3A_Nuclear_Chemistry/13.1_Radioactivity
    The major types of radioactivity include alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays. Fission is a type of radioactivity in which large nuclei spontaneously break apart into smaller nuclei.
  • https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Los_Angeles_Trade_Technical_College/Foundations_of_Introductory_Chemistry-1/1.14%3A_Nuclear_Chemistry/19.01%3A_Radioactivity
    The major types of radioactivity include alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays. Fission is a type of radioactivity in which large nuclei spontaneously break apart into smaller nuclei.
  • https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_Minnesota_Rochester/genchem2/3%3A_Kinetics/3.9.0%3A_Nuclear_Chemistry/3.9.6_Biological_Effects_of_Radiation
    We are constantly exposed to radiation from naturally occurring and human-produced sources. This radiation can affect living organisms. Ionizing radiation is the most harmful because it can ionize mol...We are constantly exposed to radiation from naturally occurring and human-produced sources. This radiation can affect living organisms. Ionizing radiation is the most harmful because it can ionize molecules or break chemical bonds, which damages the molecule and causes malfunctions in cell processes. Types of radiation differ in their ability to penetrate material and damage tissue, with alpha particles the least penetrating but potentially most damaging and gamma rays are most penetrating.
  • https://chem.libretexts.org/Under_Construction/Purgatory/CHEM_2100%3A_General_Chemistry_I_(Mink)/17%3A_Nuclear_Chemistry/17.06%3A_Biological_Effects_of_Radiation
    We are constantly exposed to radiation from naturally occurring and human-produced sources. This radiation can affect living organisms. Ionizing radiation is the most harmful because it can ionize mol...We are constantly exposed to radiation from naturally occurring and human-produced sources. This radiation can affect living organisms. Ionizing radiation is the most harmful because it can ionize molecules or break chemical bonds, which damages the molecule and causes malfunctions in cell processes. Types of radiation differ in their ability to penetrate material and damage tissue, with alpha particles the least penetrating but potentially most damaging and gamma rays are most penetrating.

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