Question

The degree and kind of damage due to radiation varies in which of the following ways
A) Kind of radiation
B) Duration of exposure
C) Amount of radiation
D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: The degree to which the radiation causes damage basically implies what is the gravity of the effect of radiation on the victim. The damage caused due to radiation can be of many types. Keeping in mind the properties of radiation, we will be able to choose the correct answer from the alternatives provided.

Complete answer:
The radiation is the emission of the transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium. There are many types of radiation. The four major types are alpha, beta, neutrons and electromagnetic radiation.
The alpha and the beta radiations are nothing but the emission of the alpha or the beta particle during a radioactive decay of the materials like C-14,uranium, thorium and so on. These materials are radioactive in nature and are very harmful as they can cause genetic disorders.
The neutron radiation is basically the emission of neutrons when the splitting of the atoms takes place in nuclear reactors. If a person comes in excess of exposure to this, then there is a potential that he might suffer from disorders.
The electromagnetic radiations have alternating electric and magnetic fields and that’s how they propagate in space. An example of such radiation could be X-rays and gamma rays. These rays are usually harnessed to be used in the medical industry, but the duration of exposure to them can make the body get filled with poisonous substances.
Therefore from the above information, we can conclude that it is kind of radiation, duration of exposure and amount of radiation as well which decides the degree and the kind of
damage caused due to radiation.

Therefore the correct answer of the above question is option D.

Note:
It is to be noted that all electromagnetic radiations are not harmful. But it always can affect in some mild way or the other. The radiation which is very harmful till now are from radioactive substances as they change the genetic code in humans.