Why can gamma radiation harm living tissue even though it does not change the number of protons or neutrons in a nucleus?
گاما اشعاع مرکزے کے پروٹون یا نیوٹران کی تعداد بدلے بغیر بھی زندہ بافتوں کو نقصان کیوں پہنچا سکتی ہے؟
Solution & explanation
A gamma photon carries energy and can ionise matter through interactions. Chemical and DNA damage does not require changing the original nucleus’s proton count.
Independent study answer. Original textbook ↗ · English-medium printed page 184–185.