Monday 16 November 2009

Why Nuclear Radiation Isn’t Infectious


A key misconception that many students have is that nuclear radiation has the same properties as a disease, in that it can 'infect' anything it touches.


But nuclear radiation doesn't cause other atoms to become radioactive. This is why any risks from irradiating food are to do with chemistry and biology rather than with radioactivity.


Here are some activities about irradiating food.

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