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← ScienceWhich phenomenon accelerates radioactive decay within extreme spacetime curvatures?
A)Gravitational time dilation contracts spacetime✓
B)Hawking radiation increases particle production
C)Length contraction reduces decay pathways
D)Cosmic expansion increases matter interaction
💡 Explanation
Gravitational time dilation speeds up observed processes; because increasing curvature deepens a gravitational well, the rate of radioactive decay appears faster there relative to a distant observer. The observed decay accelerates in curved spacetime, therefore it's A, rather than radiation affecting decay itself.
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