Why Might Disposing of a Lead-Acid Battery,nickel-Cadmium Battery or Mercury

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Multiple Choice

Why might disposing of a lead-acid battery,nickel-cadmium battery or mercury battery in a landfill be a bad thing?

• A)Cadmium,mercury,and lead are all toxic metals and could leak out of the landfill.
• B)Cadmium,mercury,and lead are all very reactive and generate highly unstable compounds.
• C)Cadmium,mercury,and lead are all radioactive and release radiation.
• D)all of the above
• E)none of the above

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