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Chemistry by OpenStax (2015-05-04)

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Author:Klaus Theopold, Richard H Langley, Paul Flowers, William R. Robinson, Mark Blaser

Publisher:Klaus Theopold, Richard H Langley, Paul Flowers, William R. Robinson, Mark Blaser

Chapter21: Nuclear Chemistry

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Problem 12E: Which of the various particles ( particles, particles, and so on) that may be produced in a...

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Why are so many health hazards associated with fission fragments that are produced during the fission of heavy nuclei?

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Elements with large neutron-proton ratio will be unstable so they will undergo nuclear fission reaction in order to stabilize. During fission the large unstable nucleus will be converted to smaller nuclei with less neutron- proton ratio by emitting radiations. These radiations are the main reason for health hazards. The radiations like gamma which have high energy can penetrate deeply and can cause severe health problems.

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