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Chapter 17: Energy, Environment, and Pollution

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A _________ slows down the radiation from fuel rods. Water is used as this in all U.S. commercial power plants.
_________ was first discovered by William Roentgen in 1895. It is used to take a picture of the bones inside the body.
________ is produced when carbon dioxide gas dissolves in water droplets in unpolluted air. It is a weak acid that is fairly harmless in small amounts.
These are very weak and can be stopped by a sheet of paper or a few centimeters of air.
The ability to do work.
Acids in water ionize to the ____________.
The hydrogen ion combines with water to make the ____________.
Powerful. These are like those used in x-rays. They can penetrate muscle and bone.
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Units that indicate the biological effects that radiation has on the body.
Also weak. Can be stopped by a few cm of wood or a few meters of air.
__________ radiation is the radiation of heat from a radiator or of light from a bulb.
This is something that stops heat exchange.
Cosmic rays, luminous watch dial, medical x-ray, and nuclear power plant are examples of __________.
Bases form negative _________.