Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

While a radioactive rock sample is being tested for emissions in the laboratory, a teacher points out that background radiation has to be allowed for. What does this background radiation mean?

  • Aionising radiation in the laboratory when the radioactive rock is not present
  • Bionising radiation from the radioactive rock brought into the laboratory
  • Cinfrared radiation from the Sun
  • Dinfrared radiation from warm objects in the laboratory

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