You are working in a lab when radiation alarms go off. You are only wearing a lab coat. Preliminary reports show that the radiation was weakly
deflected by a magnetic field and had a positive charge. Were you safe?
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A. No, it was gamma radiation and can only be blocked by a thick wall of lead.
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B. Yes, it was beta radiation and the lab coat was enough to block it.
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C. Yes, it was alpha radiation and easily blocked by the lab coat.
D. No, it was beta radiation and very dangerous.