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Question 9 of 15 Radiation from Which Type of Decay Has the Most Energy? A. Electromagnetic Decay B. Alpha Decay C. Beta Decay D. Gamma

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Question 9 of 15 Radiation from which type of decay has the most energy? A. Electromagnetic decay B. Alpha decay C. Beta decay D. Gamma decay

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D. Gamma decayGamma decay involves the release of high-energy photons from an excited nucleus. These photons are electromagnetic radiation and carry significantly more energy than the particles involved in alpha or beta decay.