Since World War II, the Lethal Potential of Nuclear Weapons

question 36

Multiple Choice

Since World War II, the lethal potential of nuclear weapons and nuclear power has been manifested in

• A) the nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979
• B) the results of a natural disaster in Japan in 2011
• C) the explosion in the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986
• D) all of these
• E) none of these

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Definitions:

Potassium

An essential mineral and electrolyte involved in nerve function, muscle contraction, and heart function.

MEq/L

Milliequivalents per liter, a unit of concentration used in chemistry and medicine to describe the amount of a substance in a given volume of liquid.

HDL Cholesterol

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, often referred to as "good" cholesterol, because it helps remove other forms of cholesterol from your bloodstream.