Isn't it present in potatoes?
2006-08-17 03:26:20 · 13 answers · asked by songbird 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Yes K40 is radioactive and contrary to public miss-conception it is very common. So it is found in large amounts in food and it IS radioactive. This means that our body since millions of years is used to the normal natural radioactivity found in food produced by this isotope.
People is afraid of radioactivity. People like to think that we live in a radioactive free environment but in reality we are not (we have never been).
You can test this by placing a Geiger instrument to KCl (the salt prescribed for high blood pressure patients), you will ear a loud noise. So it is indeed radioactive.
As one of the answerers said potassium is good for you, so it is a good thing to eat potassium rich food, even though IS radioactive.
Don't be afraid of nature and keep eating healthy. Avoiding K-rich food will be a huge mistake.
So enjoy french fries, you can put KCl instead of NaCL (the common salt) to avoid having too much sodium (which is bad for your blood pressure). That's my radioactive diet for today.
2006-08-17 06:17:43 · answer #1 · answered by Scientist13905 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, potassium is a radioactive element and is essential for the body's growth and maintenance. "Potassium is also necessary in order to maintain normal water transport between the cells and body fluids. It also plays an essential role in the response of nerves to stimulation and in the contraction of muscles."
Potassium can be found in bananas and potatoes (odd note: potatoes have 40% more potassium than bananas).
Remember something that is "radioactive" emits energy or heat, the type of energy (or rays) it emits depends on how harmful that object is.
2006-08-17 03:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by DClegalaide 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A small percentage of potassium is radioactive. I am sure that there is some potassium in potatoes but I have not heard that it is a large amount, unlike bananas.
2006-08-17 07:36:00 · answer #3 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the normal and the most common form of potassium is not radioactive.. but the other less common isotopes of potassium are radioactive. Yes potassium is present in potatoes, but dnt worry its not radioactive... ok??
2006-08-17 04:25:37 · answer #4 · answered by ani 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm sorry, I'm missing the link between "radioactivity" and "potatoes". Did I miss a class that day?
2006-08-17 03:32:25 · answer #5 · answered by Smoothie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is Potassium Radioactive
2017-02-22 08:06:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There ARE some isotopes which are radioactive, but it is veeeerrrryyyyyy rare. So dont worry about eating potatoes. And anyway the half life of those isotopes is HUGE, so you neednt worry at all.
2006-08-17 03:36:59 · answer #7 · answered by the_answerer 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, there are radioactive forms of potassium, like there are of iodine, but the usual kind is not radioactive.
2006-08-17 03:33:52 · answer #8 · answered by 1,1,2,3,3,4, 5,5,6,6,6, 8,8,8,10 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It isn't radioactive. Only elements with molecular mass greater than Pb are radioactive.
2006-08-17 03:33:57 · answer #9 · answered by Makra 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it isnt radioactive, and i dont know about potato's, but it is in bananas/
2006-08-17 03:31:59 · answer #10 · answered by skyalex2310 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋