Match the type of emitted radiation to the minimum amount of shielding required to stop it. Each answer choice can be used more than once or not at all. Alpha particle [ Choose ] Beta particle [ Choose ] Gamma ray [ Choose ]

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Answer choices: several lead bricks, a thin piece of lead, and a piece of paper 

Match the type of emitted radiation to the minimum amount of
shielding required to stop it. Each answer choice can be used
more than once or not at all.
Alpha particle
[ Choose]
Beta particle
[ Choose]
Gamma ray
[ Choose ]
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