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Which type of radiation can penetrate several centimeters of concrete? alpha, beta, gamma, or positron
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Which type of radiation can penetrate several centimeters of concrete? alpha, beta, gamma, or positron

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The correct answer is Gamma.

Alpha are the least penetrating, followed by beta and then finally gamma as the most penetrating. Several centimeters of concrete are nothing for gamma rays because you need as much as a meter of it to stop them.
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