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Yes. A cloud chamber can detect alpha and beta particles that emanate from various radioactive decay processes. This works because the cloud chamber is a sealed environment containing a supersaturated vapor of water or alcohol, and when ionizing radiation enters the chamber, the charged particles interact with the vapor, forming a mist (cloud), which is actually just a condensation trail.

You can identify alpha or beta by looking at the thickness and length of the trail, alpha being thicker and shorter than beta, and you can identify charge by applying a magnetic field across the chamber, causing plus charges to curve one way and minus charges to curve the other way.

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