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beta rays emitted by a radioactive mater...

`beta` rays emitted by a radioactive material are

A

electromagnetic radiations

B

orbital electrons leaving the atom

C

electrons emitted due to the disintegration of a nucleon

D

helium nuclei ejected from the nucleus.

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