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Question
State the speed of each of α, β and γ radiations.
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Solution
The speed of α radiation is nearly 107 ms-1.
The speed of β radiation is about 90% of the speed of light, or 2.7 × 108 ms-1.
The speed of γ radiation is 3 × 108 ms-1 in a vacuum.
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