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Which of the following poses a greater health hazard: a radioactive isotope with a short h...

Which of the following poses a greater health hazard: a radioactive isotope with a short half-life or a radioactive isotope with a long half-life? Explain. [Assume the same type of radiation (α or β) and comparable energetics per particle emitted.]

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