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← ScienceWhich mechanism causes increased gamma radiation during uranium enrichment?
A)Radioactive decay of daughter isotopes✓
B)Bremsstrahlung from beta emission
C)Spontaneous fission cross-section enhancement
D)Increased neutron moderation events
💡 Explanation
Daughter isotopes are produced from uranium radioactive decay, with unstable nuclides that emit high-energy gamma rays. This occurs because the decay chain products undergo nuclear rearrangement to stable states. Therefore, gamma radiation increases rather than other radiation types being directly produced.
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