Radioactive substance emits –
- AAlpha rays
- BBeta rays
- CGamma rays
- DAll the above
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Correct answer: (d) All the above
Explanation
Radioactive substances give off three kinds of radiation: alpha rays (helium nuclei, positive), beta rays (electrons, negative) and gamma rays (electromagnetic waves, no charge).
Radioactivity was discovered by Henri Becquerel in 1896.