Physics - 21st Century Mobilephones

... Are they a risk to your health? What are we worried about? Up till now- - the year 2007 approximately 3.14 billion people around the world have brought mobile phones. That almost half the world's population and the number are still growing. When you use your mobile phone, it gives out radiation in all directions - some goes through you. This radiation is the same as the radiation used in microwaves to cook food. The amount of radiation being emitted is small but is it harmless? The aim of my case study is to analyze the facts and I shall write about if the claims made are true and in the end I will try to come to my own conclusion to say if mobile phones are dangerous or not. Content Page 1 Introduction Page 2 Contents page Page 3 What is inside a mobile phone? About Microwave radiation Page 4 Electro Magnetic Spectrum diagram Page 5 Ionising radiation Non-ionising radiation Page 6 Do microwaves cause harm? Page 7 Tumours Page 8 Cell

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