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A-LevelPhysicsNuclear physics9702/12 · Oct/Nov 2009 · Q381 Mark

Alpha, beta and gamma radiations: 1 are absorbed to different extents in solids, 2 behave differently in an electric field, 3 behave differently in a magnetic field. The diagrams illustrate these behaviours. [Figure 38.1] Which three labels on these diagrams refer to the same kind of radiation?

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AL, P, X
BL, P, Z
CM, P, Z
DN, Q, X

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C: M, P, Z

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Nuclear physics, A-Level Physics (syllabus 9702). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2009 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 38.

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