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Alpha Decay |
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Gamma Emission |
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Mass Defect |
Nuclear Fusion |
Nuclear Transmutation |
Identical amounts of two different nuclides, an alpha emitter and a gamma emitter, with roughly equal half-lives are spilled in a building adjacent to your bedroom.
If you accidentally wander into the building and ingest equal amounts of the two nuclides, which of the two is likely to pose the greater health threat?
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