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Q:

After certain nuclear diasters, iodine-131 is often released into the environment as a product of fission reactions. Iodine-131 is radioactive and will be taken into the body like any other iodine atom. For an individual who ingests iodine-131, which part of the body becomes particularly vulnerable to the radiation?

A

skin

B

eyes

C

thymus

D

thyroid