You are working in a lab when radiation alarms go off. You are only wearing a lab coat. Preliminary reports show that the radiat

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You are working in a lab when radiation alarms go off. You are only wearing a lab coat. Preliminary reports show that the radiat

ion was weakly ionizing and had no charge. Were you safe?

Chemistry

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Marta_Voda [28] · Answer 1 · 2024-02-09T12:54:17+03:00

The lab coat is not thick enough to protect you from ionizing radiation.

<h3>What is radiation?</h3>

Radiation is a form of energy that we can not see with our optical eyes. We know that radiation could have a damaging effect on the body. The sort of radiation that could have a damaging effect on the body is what we call ionizing radiation.

We know that an ionizing radiation could only be stopped by a thick vest such as a lead coat. If you are wearing a lab coat, you are not safe because the lab cat is not thick enough to protect you from ionizing radiation.

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