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Doctors use the radioactive isotope chromium-51 to label red blood cells in the human body. Chromium-51 gives off relatively ______ alpha particles that can be stopped by _______
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Doctors use the radioactive isotope chromium-51 to label red blood cells in the human body. Chromium-51 gives off relatively ______ alpha particles that can be stopped by _______

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weak; a piece of paper

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harmless, a sheet of paper
Alpha particles do not possess a high amount of energy and are not very ionizing, since they have a high mass. This makes them relatively safer to work with.
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