What’s so special about Lead that it’s used so extensively when working with radioactive substances?

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Why can’t we use like a sheet of Gold or something

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Gold is very expensive and not as effective in stopping the radiation. So while lead is dangerous to your body it does a really good job. They can use gold in some situations where they want to avoid lead toxicity, but it’s not more useful most of the time.

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