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5.2.2a Alpha, beta and gamma emission

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In 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan suffered an accident that released radioactive material. In the following weeks, monitoring stations thousands of kilometers away in North America detected a slight increase in background radiation.

What was transported in the atmosphere across the ocean to cause this increase in background radiation?

A

α\alphaα-particles

B

β\betaβ-particles

C

γ\gammaγ-rays

D

radioactive isotopes

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