VIT Engineering VIT Engineering Solved Paper-2007

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    Ionization power and penetration range of radioactive radiation increases in the order:

    A)  \[\gamma ,\beta ,\alpha \,and\,\gamma ,\beta ,\alpha \,respectively\]

    B)  \[\gamma ,\beta ,\alpha \,and\,\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma \,respectively\]

    C)  \[\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma ,\,and\,\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma \,respectively\]

    D)  \[\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma \,and\,\gamma ,\beta ,\alpha ,\,respectively\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Because of large mass and large velocity, \[\alpha -\]particles have large ionising power. Each \[\alpha -\]particle produces thousands of ions before being absorbed. The P-particles ionise the gas through which they pass, but their ionising power is only \[\frac{1}{100}th\] that of a-particles. y-rays have got small ionising power. Because of large  mass, the penetrating power of a-particles is very small, it being \[1/100\]times that to P-rays and \[1/10000\]times that of y-rays. a-particles can be easily stopped by an Aluminium sheet, only \[0.02\,mm\]thick. P-particles have very small mass, so their penetrating power is large, \[\gamma \]-rays have very large penetrating power.


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