Chemistry, 08.08.2021 06:10 haydenamrhein1693

You are working in a lab when radiation alarms go off. You are able to hide inside a steel cabinet, whose sides are about 1.5 inches thick, until the alarm goes off. Preliminary reports show that the radiation was weakly ionizing and negatively charged. Were you safe in the cabinet? A. Yes, it was beta radiation and the steel was enough to block it.
B. Yes, it was alpha radiation and not harmful.
C. No, it was beta radiation and very dangerous.
D. No, it was gamma radiation and can only be blocked by a thick wall of lead.

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