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Ananya Shree

Class 12th
Biology
2 years ago

The radioactive Strontium-90 causes : A)Brain cancer B)Skin cancer C)Lung cancer D)Bone cancer

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Option D).Strontium-90 is considered a cancer-causing substance because it damages the genetic material (DNA) in cells. In one geographical location near a nuclear weapons plant, an increase in leukemia (a form of cancer) was reported in people who swallowed a large amount of strontium-90 in water.

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