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Which of the following does NOT contribute to the background radiation?

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Which of the following does NOT contribute to the background radiation?


  1. cosmic rays
  2. fluorescent lights
  3. radon gas
  4. uranium

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B: Fluorescent lights contain mercury vapour at low pressure which emits ultraviolet light when excited by the passage of electrons through the tube. The UV photons are absorbed by the phosphor that coats the inside of the tube which re-emits the energy as visible light. No ionising radiation is emitted.

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