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Cardiac pacemakers once used plutonium-238 as a power source.Plutonium-238 decays by the emission of γ\gamma rays and α\alpha particles.This emission is not particularly harmful because


A) ( γ\gamma rays are not absorbed very strongly by biological tissue, and α particles do not penetrate beyond the container.)
B) ( γ\gamma rays and α\alpha particles are the least dangerous form of radiation.)
C) ( γ\gamma rays and α\alpha particles do not penetrate beyond the container.)
D) ( γ\gamma rays are absorbed by the container, and α\alpha particles do not affect biological tissue.)
E) ( β\beta - particles are the most harmful type of radiation, and 238Pu is not a β\beta - emitter.)

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