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Exposing a foetus or young baby to x-rays should be avoided. What is the cause of the danger most likely to be due to?

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Exposing a foetus or young baby to x-rays should be avoided. What is the cause of the danger most likely to be due to?

  1. Denaturing of cells due to the increase in temperature in cells absorbing radiation
  2. Damage to a cell’s DNA.
  3. The baby becoming radioactive.
  4. The formation of a blood clot.
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waelhammad
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B: X-rays are ionising radiation. This means that ions may be formed from the atoms that make up DNA. In this case, the chemical bonds between atoms will be broken and the molecule will be changed.

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