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State True or False:

Gamma radiation consists of particles.


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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B

False


Alpha and beta rays have some mass and so they consist of particles. But gamma rays have no mass, they are basically photons emitted from the nucleus and do not consist of particles.


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