What would be your best course of action if exposed to this hazard?

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Olenka [21]2 years ago

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Answer: Option C) Rinse the affected area with cool water for 10-15 minutes.

Explanation:

Once exposed to burns, whether chemical or heat, rinse the affected area of the body with cool water, as water is known to dissolve all burning particles attached to the skin, and cool off the blood vessels lying beneath the burned surface.

Unlike other options provided, rinsing affected area with cool water is the best first aid for skin burns

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The thallium Subscript 81 Superscript 208 Baseline Tl nucleus is radioactive, with a half-life of 3.053 min. At a given instant,

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Answer: (E) 300 bq

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Half life is the amount of time taken by a radioactive material to decay to half of its original value.

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