Flag for follow-upModelPareetDaughter AlphaParticleAlpha DecayParentDaughterBetaPartieleBeta DecayGammaDecayParent(escited nuclear state)Daughter Gamma ruyWhich type of nuclear decay is the most difficult to block and needs a very thick sheet or a block of metal to stop it's radiation?O A. Alpha decayO B. Beta decayO C. Gamma raysO D. all of them

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Daughter Alpha
Particle
Alpha Decay
Parent
Daughter
Beta
Partiele
Beta Decay
Gamma
Decay
Parent
(escited nuclear state)
Daughter Gamma ruy
Which type of nuclear decay is the most difficult to block and needs a very thick sheet or a block of metal to stop it's radiation?
O A. Alpha decay
O B. Beta decay
O C. Gamma rays
O D. all of them

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