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Yes, bananas are radioactive, and yes, you should keep eating them anyway. *
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"The major natural source of radioactivity in plant tissue is potassium: 0.0117% of the naturally occurring potassium is the unstable isotope potassium-40 (40K). This isotope decays with a half-life of about 1.25 billion years (4×1016 seconds)...
"The major natural source of radioactivity in plant tissue is potassium: 0.0117% of the naturally occurring potassium is the unstable isotope potassium-40 (40K). This isotope decays with a half-life of about 1.25 billion years (4×1016 seconds)...
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and therefore the radioactivity of natural potassium is about 31 Bq/g – meaning that, in one gram of the element, about 31 atoms will decay every second.[3][4] Plants naturally contain radioactive carbon-14 (14C), but in a banana containing 15 grams of ...
and therefore the radioactivity of natural potassium is about 31 Bq/g – meaning that, in one gram of the element, about 31 atoms will decay every second.[3][4] Plants naturally contain radioactive carbon-14 (14C), but in a banana containing 15 grams of ...
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of carbon this would give off only about 3 to 5 beta rays per second. Since a typical banana contains about half a gram of potassium,[5] it will have an activity of roughly 15 Bq.
of carbon this would give off only about 3 to 5 beta rays per second. Since a typical banana contains about half a gram of potassium,[5] it will have an activity of roughly 15 Bq.
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Although the amount in a single banana is small in environmental and medical terms, the radioactivity from a truckload of bananas is capable of causing a false alarm when passed through a Radiation Portal Monitor ..."
Although the amount in a single banana is small in environmental and medical terms, the radioactivity from a truckload of bananas is capable of causing a false alarm when passed through a Radiation Portal Monitor ..."
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used to detect possible smuggling of nuclear material at U.S. ports." (source: wikipedia ->"Banana equivalent dose")
used to detect possible smuggling of nuclear material at U.S. ports." (source: wikipedia ->"Banana equivalent dose")
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