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You cannot smell nuclear radiation, nor detect it with any of your senses directly.
However if the nuclear radiation was intense enough (several thousand REM/hour) it is possible that it might ionize the air enough to produce enough ozone that you could smell the ozone (which has a very acrid sour smell). But if it is this intense, not long after you first smelled the ozone you would have already accumulated a dose high enough to have severe radiation poisoning and you could be so sick that you could no longer stand and try to leave the irradiated area. If you did get out you would need intensive care in a well equipped modern hospital to have even a 30% chance of surviving, without hospitalization you would die in no more than a month in indescribable agony.
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What nuclear radiation is smallest?
Gamma radiation is the smallest, because they have no mass.
Which of the following is not a type of nuclear radiation alpha particles beta particles neutron emission x rays?
X-rays are not a type of nuclear radiation. They are a type of electromagnetic radiation.
What is one other cause of mutation apart from UV radiation?
nuclear radiation
What is the measuring unit of nuclear radiation?
Roentgen
Nuclear fusion releases energy in the form of?
Various wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
Can radiation happen in a vacuum?
Yes. Both nuclear radiation and electromagnetic radiation such as light can happen in a vacuum.
What will happen to you if the nuclear plant radiate in front of you?
if you get too much radiation you will die, simple as that.
What might happen to a nuclear power plant if the containment structure was damaged?
It could release radiation.
What are the signs of nuclear radiation?
There are no immediate signed of nuclear radiation.
What type of radiation do nuclear weapons emit?
Nuclear weapons emit nuclear radiation, with gamma radiation being the most common and dangerous.
What does Yucca Mountain have to do with nuclear radiation?
people are planning to store nuclear radiation there.
How radiation affected by surface temperature?
Nuclear radiation is not affected at all, but radiation by Electromagnetic Radiation is. This is a straight Physics topic, not Nuclear Energy.
Is radiation good for nuclear energy?
Radiation is a consequence of nuclear energy. In fact, without the radiation of a large neutron flux, nuclear energy would not exist.
What would happen if nuclear radiation was in a box?
it depends of the type of box and also how much radiation would be put so with the info u provideed it is un-sure
Is it true that nuclear radiation comes from the decay of atomic nuclei?
Yes, the decay of unstable atomic nuclei is the source of nuclear radiation.
What is the relationship between nuclear radiation and nuclear fallout?
fallout emits nuclear radiation, but lots of other things do too.fallout is particulates from dust size to baseball size, nuclear radiation is a mix of electromagnetic radiation and high speed subatomic particles.
What is going to happen to the Japanese workers in the nuclear power plant?
The likelihood of the 50 workers that stayed is they will die from radiation exposure.
