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Chapter 42: Q 8 Conceptual Question (page 1235)

Apple A in FIGURE Q42.8 is strongly irradiated by nuclear radiation for 1 hour. Apple B is not irradiated. Afterward, in what ways

are apples A and B different?

Short Answer

Expert verified

Therefore, apple A is not radioactive.

Step by step solution

01

Given information

Apple A in FIGURE Q42.8 is strongly irradiated by nuclear radiation for 1 hour. Apple B is not irradiated.

02

Explanation

Nuclear radiation would ionise some of the substance in apple A, breaking molecular bonds.

03

Explanation

This could cause chemical reactions in apple B that would not occur otherwise. Apple A would not mutate into a radioactive substance.

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