Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

What causes beta-particles to be deflected more strongly than alpha-particles when they pass into an electric field?

  • ABeta-particles have less mass than alpha-particles.
  • BBeta-particles are negatively charged.
  • CBeta-particles have lower velocities than alpha-particles.
  • DBeta-particles have more ionising power than alpha-particles.

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