O-LevelPhysicsNuclear Physics5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2011 · Q401 Mark

In a laboratory experiment, particles from a radioactive source are deviated by a magnetic field and reach a detector. Which particles are deviated and reach the detector?

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Aalpha-particles and gamma-rays

Balpha-particles only

Cbeta-particles and gamma-rays

Dbeta-particles only

✓ Correct answer

D: beta-particles only

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Topic: Nuclear Physics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 40.

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