You Are Concerned About the Safety of Working in a Facility

question 39

Multiple Choice

You are concerned about the safety of working in a facility that performs x-rays studies on site.Which statement is true about your risk of radiation exposure as an employee in the facility?

• A)The x-ray room collects radiation over time.
• B)Scatter radiation is present at all times.
• C)The only time a radiation hazard exists is during the x-ray exposure itself.
• D)People consistently exposed to scatter radiation have a shortened life span.

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Definitions:

Hybridization

A concept in chemistry that describes the mixing of atomic orbitals into new hybrid orbitals, suitable for the pairing of electrons to form chemical bonds.

Atom

The basic unit of a chemical element, consisting of a nucleus of protons and neutrons, with electrons orbiting this nucleus.

Molecule

The smallest unit of a chemical compound that can exist independently while retaining the composition and chemical properties of the compound.

Cis-trans Isomers

Isomers that differ in their spatial arrangement of groups around a double bond or within a ring, affecting the physical and chemical properties of the molecules.