A device that could be used to give a positively charged particle enough kinetic energy to penetrate the nucleus of an atom is a
A)streamer chamber.
B)spark chamber.
C)bubble chamber.
D)cloud chamber.
E)None of the above choices are correct.

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None of the listed devices are designed to accelerate particles to high energies; they are all types of particle detectors. Devices like particle accelerators (e.g., cyclotrons or synchrotrons) are used to give particles enough kinetic energy to penetrate atomic nuclei.

A Device That Could Be Used to Give a Positively