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← ScienceWhich risk increases for materials undergoing beta decay?
A)Increased lattice defect concentration✓
B)Enhanced gamma ray shielding needs
C)Elevated rates of alpha emission
D)Higher probability of spontaneous fission
💡 Explanation
Lattice defects increase because transmutation induces displacement cascades; beta decay changes a neutron to a proton in the nucleus, therefore charge imbalance causes atomic displacement rather than requiring increased shielding from gammas under these circumstances.
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