If a person is irradiated accidentally by high radiation, what immediate effects would be seen?
Correct answer: D. Any of these symptoms can be seen
- A. Skin burning
- B. High blood pressure
- C. Fever
- D. Any of these symptoms can be seen
Explanation
Being exposed to a lot of radiation over a short period of time, such as from a radiation emergency, can cause skin burns. It may also lead to acute radiation syndrome (ARS, or "radiation sickness"). The symptoms of ARS include headache and diarrhea. They usually start within hours.
Report an error
The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.
Prefer email? [email protected]
About Nuclear Physics
Atomic nuclei contain protons and neutrons, with nuclear size, mass defect and binding energy describing their stability. The work covers alpha, beta and gamma decay, decay equations, half-life and decay rate, along with radiation safety and medical applications such as imaging, radiotherapy and tracers.
Practise Nuclear Physics
1,254 free Nuclear Physics MCQs from Physics, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Discussion
Stuck on an option, or know a faster way to get there? Ask or explain it here.
No comments yet. Be the first to explain this one.
Exams that ask Physics questions like this
Physics is on 16 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.
More Nuclear Physics questions
The half-life of a radioactive element means:
An atom would be neutral if it has an equal number of:
The ratio of the mass of electron to neutron is:
Radiotherapy used in the treatment of cancer usually uses gamma-rays from:
During the radioactive decay of a nucleus zXA, β emission takes place along with the daughter nucleus. Because of this beta particle emission, the mass number (A) of the parent nucleus:
A half-life of sodium-24 is _ which is used to estimate the volume of blood in a patient.