1. How would you differentiate ionizing radiation from non-ionizing
radiation? Differentiate in terms of energy, wavelength, frequency and
effect to atoms.
2. Why people expose to too much radiation can damage healthy cells in
a long term effect?
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How would you differentiate ionizing radiation from non-ionizing radiation?
» When we say ionizing radiation, these are electromagnetic radiation that travels through as a particle and wave (known as the wave-particle duality) and transport sufficient energy to release or detach electrons from atoms or molecules.
» Ionizing radiation includes only those electromagnetic waves with photon energy between 10 eV and 33 eV, these waves are: Ultraviolet, X-ray and Gamma ray. These waves has short wavelengths but very high frequency and energy.
2. Why people expose to too much radiation can damage healthy cells in a long term effect?
This is because ionizing radiations like ultraviolet rays have enough energy level that can affect the atomic structures of living things, so it poses a threats to human cells, tissue and DNA in genes.
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1. Unlike x-rays and other forms of ionizing radiation, non-ionizing radiation does not have enough energy to remove electrons from atoms and molecules. Non-ionizing radiation can heat substances. Exposure to intense, direct amounts of non-ionizing radiation may result in damage to tissue due to heat.
2. Ionizing radiation can affect the atoms in living things, so it poses a health risk by damaging tissue and DNA in genes. has sufficient energy to affect the atoms in living cells and thereby damage their genetic material (DNA). Fortunately, the cells in our bodies are extremely efficient at repairing this damage.
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