Two of the Units Used to Express Biological Effects of Radioactivity

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Essay

Two of the units used to express biological effects of radioactivity are sievert and rem.What are these units used to express?

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Definitions:

Helpless

A state or feeling of having no power or control over a situation or oneself.

Associative-Link

A cognitive connection between two ideas, concepts, or events, formed through the process of learning or experience.

Contiguity

The temporal pairing of two events

Drive Reduction

A theory in psychology suggesting that motivation arises from the need to reduce internal drives such as hunger or thirst, leading to certain behaviors.