For effective and safe detection of leak, sodium-24 is most likely to be a/an:

alpha- emitter

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beta- emitter

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gamma- emitter

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is C
gamma- emitter

Explanation:
Water supplies can be contaminated with a gamma-emitting radioactive isotope to find leaks in pipes.
Sodium - 24 being a gamma-emitting radioactive isotope it is used here.
A radiation detector outside the pipe is used to track its progress through the pipe.
Hence the correct option is (C).

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