CHM310H1 Lecture Notes - Nuclide, Wasn, Iodine
Document Summary
Go beyond 310 for the media critique. Largely associated with high energy small particles: radioactivity spontaneous disaggregation of a nucleus. Largely associated with the release of high energy small particles. Different types of radioactive particles including alpha particles with a helium nucleus: eg: radium , can decay spontaneously gives you radon + helium nucleus, alpha particles are really safe, but if you ingest them it is dangerous. It will have a higher dose in your body: the modern units is a sever, the abbreviation for that is a sv, which is equal for 100. Rems: the currnet average was 3 milli severs per year of radioactive dose. Radons is a gas, and much of it comes from smoking or release from ventilation tight houses. So you have to be careful of rocks which have radioactive materials in them: radons itself is half way short.
