
Things that glow in the dark
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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Is All Radiation Dangerous?
Radium used to be treated a lot more casually. Now we're taking radiation much more seriously than people used to. There are still pretty dangerous chemicals in some paints. But i guess the question is, likei is all radiation dangerous? Like, you if it's just radiating photons, that's probably ok, right? It's like when they radiate other heavier particles, that that's the part that gives you canser,. Well, it depends on whether or not it has enough energy to penetrate your skin. Our various kinds of radiation. You can radiate electrons, or you can radiate like a helium, or youcan radiate a photon. Gamma rays are ionizing
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