Cardiac pacemakers once used plutonium-238 as a power source.Plutonium-238 decays by the emission of rays and particles.This emission is not particularly harmful because
A) ( rays are not absorbed very strongly by biological tissue, and α particles do not penetrate beyond the container.)
B) ( rays and particles are the least dangerous form of radiation.)
C) ( rays and particles do not penetrate beyond the container.)
D) ( rays are absorbed by the container, and particles do not affect biological tissue.)
E) ( - particles are the most harmful type of radiation, and 238Pu is not a - emitter.)
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