Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

The diagram illustrates the path taken by $\alpha$-particles as they move between two charged plates. Their path bends downwards. What occurs to $\beta$-particles passing through the same electric field?

  • AThey are deflected downwards more than the $\alpha$-particles.
  • BThey are deflected upwards.
  • CThey are not deflected at all.
  • DThey are deflected downwards by the same amount as the $\alpha$-particles.

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