Suppose i went to the chernobyl site for a visit will i feel any heat,headache,ill or anything while being exposed to some radiation?
2007-06-15 02:29:49 · 3 answers · asked by pthc69 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
No, the alpha, beta and gamma radiation from such places cannot be felt and can only be detected by sensitive detectors which use the ionisation principle to detect the radiation.
We can only feel visible, infrared and may be to some extent, low ultraviolet radiation, as heat.
2007-06-15 02:48:03 · answer #1 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends in what spectral range the radiation is. If it is infra-red, you will definitely feel it. However, if it is ultraviolet, you won't feel it until after it has burned you. In the x-ray, gamma ray, alpha particle range, you won't feel it untilo after the damage is done. If it is strong enough, the damage will occur quickly (hours) and you will feel radiation sickness (vomiting, vision problems, topical burns, diarrhea, etc). As little as 100 roentgens is enough to cause radiation sickness.
2007-06-15 09:43:50 · answer #2 · answered by misoma5 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ask the people in nagasaki or hiroshima at the end of WWII if they could feel it.
2007-06-15 13:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋