Which of the following is not an application of nuclear processes?(1 point)

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Positron emission tomography, PET, - used to map metabolic activity in the brain with Fluorine - 18.
Positron emission tomography, PET, - used to map metabolic activity in the brain with Fluorine - 18.

Magnetic resonance imaging, MRI - used in detecting radio frequency radiation that comes from protons responding to magnetic fields.
Magnetic resonance imaging, MRI - used in detecting radio frequency radiation that comes from protons responding to magnetic fields.

Radioactive dating using potassium - 40 forming argon - 40 to determine the possible age of volcanic rock.
Radioactive dating using potassium - 40 forming argon - 40 to determine the possible age of volcanic rock.

The development of the "geiger-marsden" counter which can detect the emission of various radioactive particles from a source.
The development of the "geiger-marsden" counter which can detect the emission of various radioactive particles from a source.

Each of these are possible applications of nuclear processes.
Each of these are possible applications of nuclear processes.

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The development of the "geiger-marsden" counter which can detect the emission of various radioactive particles from a source is not an application of nuclear processes. It is a tool used to measure and detect radiation emitted from nuclear processes.