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interior of a domestic smoke alarm, the ionizing chamber contains a sealed radioactive source, when smoke enters the chamber the smoke particles absorb some of the radiation from the radioactive course, this drop in emission is detected by a sensor and sounds the alarm
- Keywords
- garvan chamber ionization ionizing radiation warning americium 241 battery power alarm smoke alar smoke detector becquerels
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