i)Why should argon gas be at low pressure in a Geiger–Muller tube? ii)State the purpose of the bromine gas in the tube.

      

i)Why should argon gas be at low pressure in a Geiger–Muller tube?
ii)State the purpose of the bromine gas in the tube.

  

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Kavungya
i) To be easily ionized by the radiation.
ii) Acts as a quenching agent
Absorbing kinetic energy of the positive ions
Kavungya answered the question on October 17, 2019 at 11:32


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