Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

The diagram shows the paths taken by three kinds of ionising radiation, X, Y and Z, through a magnetic field. These three kinds of radiation are alpha, beta and gamma. Which statement about the ionising radiation is correct?

  • AX is positively charged.
  • BY is negatively charged.
  • CZ is the most strongly ionising.
  • DX has a smaller mass than Y.

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