Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

When the count rate from a radioactive source is measured, background radiation is allowed for. Which option contains only examples of nuclear background radiation?

  • Aalpha-particles from radon gas and gamma radiation from space
  • Balpha-particles from radon gas and infrared radiation from the Sun
  • Cgamma radiation from the Sun and microwaves from satellites
  • Dmicrowaves from satellites and X-rays from hospitals

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