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Which of the following is in the increasing order for penetrating power ?

A

`alpha, beta, gamma`

B

`beta, alpha, gamma`

C

`gamma, alpha, beta`

D

`gamma, beta, alpha`

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A
(a) Penetration power of `gamma` is `100` times of `beta`, while that of `beta` is `100` times of `alpha`.
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