Radioactivity

universal. The International Commission on Radiology Protection (ICRP) was responsible for submitting the scientific data, which allowed for studies to be conducted and then updated, detailing potential effects on human health relative to radioactivity exposure via food consumption. Governments take the most recent findings from this series of studies and their subsequent updates into account when establishing national

Born into poverty, both Gregor Mendel and Marie Curie made it very far in the world of science, earning many degrees. I learned many interesting facts about Gregor Mendel who is the "father of modern genetics" and Marie Curie who discovered radioactivity used for x-rays. Even though Mendel and Curie made it very far in the world, I feel that Mendel's contributions had more of an impact on science. Born Johann Mendel, Gregor grew up in a family of small farmers who made financial sacrifices to pay

rain, which is radioactive water. The atomic bomb also caused radioactivity in not only water but many other parts of the environment such as the soil. Therefore the community that lives or depends on it is also effected. The radiation has effects that can still be seen. Organisms exposed to the radiation (or radioactivity caused by radiation) had a possibility of becoming mutated. (Atomic Bomb Museum) The mutations and radioactivity resulting from the radiation which came from the atomic bomb is

Iodine-131’s atomic structure has 5 energy levels in total. The first energy level has 2 electrons, second energy level has 8 electrons, third energy level has 18 electrons, fourth energy level has 18 electrons and finally the fifth energy level has 7 electrons. The radioisotope has a half-life of 8.0 days and every half-life in the radioactive Iodine is reduced by 50%, however, the other 50% does not become part of Iodine-131 because it becomes stable. The radioisotope has 53 protons and 78 neutrons

Consider the cultural changes that occurred in American society in the mid-19th century that helped shape the identity of the American people. In your overall opinion, what was the most significant change in the mid-19th century culture that developed/impacted the American character and identity and why? Create a thesis with the following ideas and answers the question. 2. Discuss specific example(s) of event(s) or incident(s) that occurred in American life in the mid-19th century that helped shape

After more testing, she found that pitchblende, a mineral which contained lots of uranium, made more radioactivity than the uranium itself should, which meant the pitchblende had to contain another unseen radioactive element. Pierre helped Marie and set aside his own work because of her fascinating discoveries. In July 1898, after they found 2 new elements

Prizes was meant to inspire her followers. She basically says in the banquet speech that she has only helped the science field of radioactivity develop and that she was proud to be part of something that has grown to involve the world. She also dedicated part of the award to her deceased husband, Pierre Curie, saying that it was their joint effort why the field of radioactivity developed into what it is today (Curie, "Banquet Speech"). That shows Marie Curie’s outstanding quality of putting people before

Summer Reading Quiz: The Experimenters, Twelve Great Chemists The Experimenters goes in depth into the lives of twelve great chemists. Chemistry had been apart of our world since the beginning of time. Chemistry explains why the sky is blue and what makes up our very existence. The twelve chemists discussed in this novel include Antoine Lavoisier, Joseph Priestley, Jons Jacob Berzelius, Justus von Liebig, Dmitri Mendeleyev, Louis Pasteur, Marie and Irene Curie, Linus Pauling, Richard Willstatter

A wise woman once said, “I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries” (Brainy Quote). She was the first scientist to win two Nobel Prizes, and the first to win the treasured prize in two different fields. She was the first female professor at the University of Paris, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the first in many other major positions and organizations as a woman. This is Marie Curie. Marie Curie was, and still is, a highly

How has nuclear medicine innovated science and society? Within the last century, science faced several discoveries that caused the scientific community and society to change one another. When evaluating the scientific discoveries during the twentieth century, the decisive advancements took place in the study of nuclear physics. Affecting both science and society inquires formed around medical uses for nuclear materials. Advanced research in nuclear science with radioisotopes allowed doctors to treat