Radioactive Radiations
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In Lesson A-19 students learned that many elements occur as a variety of isotopes. Review what that means. Most isotopes are stable; they remain the same forever. However certain isotopes of certain elements are unstable. As they “fall” into a more stable state, they eject a particle or radiation. The following is an fun animated video depicting this process:
The following videos goes on to describe the capabilities of the different forms of radiation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oUagoF_viQ
How radiation may affect the the body:
More detail showing how radiation may affect chromosomes (cause mutations):
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