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When placed in a cloud chamber, a radioactive substance does which of the following?

a. Leaves a trail of condensed water vapor.
b. Produces an electric current.
c. lonizes chemicals on the film present in the chamber.
d. Causes a liquid to reach its boiling point.

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they give out particles which travel through the air until they are absorbed, either by the air itself or by some other material that blocks their path.
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