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  QUESTION 2
    Plexiglas should be used when shielding high-energy beta emitters such as phosphorus-32:
A. To make it easier for other lab workers to see the work being done

B. Because plexiglas shields are easier to move than metal shields

C. To reduce the occurrence of bremsstrahlung radiation

D. Only when no other shielding material is available
 

       
       
     

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