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3 years ago

Many smoke detectors contain:

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Yanka [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

Option B, Americium-241, is the right answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

A device which senses smoke usually as an indicator of fire is known as a smoke detector.
The two most common types of smoke detectors are the Ionization chamber and photoelectric smoke indicators.
Many of these smoke detectors comprise some amount of americium-241, which is a radioactive substance.
These smoke detectors respond immediately to fires that give off some smoke.

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