Detection of radiation by a Geiger-Müller counter depends on
A) the emission of a photon from an excited atom.
B) the ability of an ionized gas to carry an electrical current.
C) the emission of a photon of light by the radioactive particle.
D) the ability of a photomultiplier tube to amplify the electrical signal from a phosphor.
E) the detection of the sound made by decay particles.
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