Figure 11 shows the path of radiation from a radioactive source. The field is perpendicular to the paper and directed out of the paper.

      

Figure 11 shows the path of radiation from a radioactive source. The field is perpendicular to the paper and directed out of the paper.
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(a)Identify the radiation.
(b) (i) State the effect of the radiation on the gas inside the Geiger-Muller tube.
(ii) Explain how the large discharge current is created.
(c) The following is a nuclear equation for a fission process resulting from the reaction of a neutron with a Uranium nucleus.
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(i) Determine the values of x and y.
ii) State the source of the energy released.
(iii)Explain how this reaction is made continuous in a nuclear reactor.

  

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John
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johnmulu answered the question on June 6, 2017 at 09:44


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