Multiple choice

In which of the following devices are you likely to encounter an application of nuclear technology?

  1. Door bells
  2. Smoke detectors
  3. Ice breaker

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. Only 2

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A smoke detector is a device that detects smoke, typically as an indicator of fire. In this device, we see one of the civilian applications of nuclear chemistry. An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters. Several technological advances were introduced into icebreaking technology over the years, but it was not until the introduction of nuclear power in the Soviet icebreaker Lenin in 1959 that icebreakers developed to their full potential.

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