The patient is asked to drink $BaSO_4$ for examining the stomach by $X$-rays because $X$-rays are

  • A
    Reflected by heavy atoms
  • B
    Refracted by heavy atoms
  • C
    Less absorbed by heavy atoms
  • D
    More absorbed by heavy atoms

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