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				This section includes 16 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Analytical Instrumentation knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Which of the following effects transfers all the energy of the gamma ray to an electron in the inner orbit of the atom of the absorber? | 
| A. | Photoelectric effect | 
| B. | Compton effect | 
| C. | Pair production | 
| D. | Collision effect | 
| Answer» B. Compton effect | |
| 2. | Which of the following effect occurs when a gamma ray and an electron make an elastic collision? | 
| A. | Photoelectric effect | 
| B. | Compton effect | 
| C. | Pair production | 
| D. | Collision effect | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. | Which of the following emissions have low ionizing power? | 
| A. | Alpha particles | 
| B. | Beta particles | 
| C. | Gamma particles | 
| D. | X-ray particles | 
| Answer» D. X-ray particles | |
| 4. | Which of the following formulae gives the expression for half-life of a radioactive isotope when ‘λ’ is the decay constant? | 
| A. | 0.762/λ | 
| B. | 0.693/λ | 
| C. | 0.937/λ | 
| D. | 0.258/λ | 
| Answer» C. 0.937/λ | |
| 5. | WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_EMISSIONS_HAVE_LOW_IONIZING_POWER??$ | 
| A. | Alpha particles | 
| B. | Beta particles | 
| C. | Gamma particles | 
| D. | X-ray particles | 
| Answer» D. X-ray particles | |
| 6. | Which of the following effects transfers all the energy of the gamma ray to an electron in the inner orbit of the atom of the absorber?$ | 
| A. | Photoelectric effect | 
| B. | Compton effect | 
| C. | Pair production | 
| D. | Collision effect | 
| Answer» B. Compton effect | |
| 7. | Which_of_the_following_effect_occurs_when_a_gamma_ray_and_an_electron_make_an_elastic_collision?$ | 
| A. | Photoelectric effect | 
| B. | Compton effect | 
| C. | Pair production | 
| D. | Collision effect | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. | The basic unit used to describe the energy of a radiation particle is curie. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 9. | Which of the following formulae gives the expression for half-life of a radioactive isotope when ‘λ’ is the decay constant?# | 
| A. | 0.762/λ | 
| B. | 0.693/λ | 
| C. | 0.937/λ | 
| D. | 0.258/λ | 
| Answer» C. 0.937/‚âà√≠¬¨‚Ñ¢ | |
| 10. | Which of the following is true about radiochemical methods? | 
| A. | Eliminate the need for chemical preparation | 
| B. | Not sensitive | 
| C. | Not accurate | 
| D. | Not specific | 
| Answer» B. Not sensitive | |
| 11. | The stability of the nucleus can be predicted by which of the following? | 
| A. | Electron to neutron ratio | 
| B. | Neutron to proton ratio | 
| C. | Proton to electron ratio | 
| D. | Neutron to electron ratio | 
| Answer» C. Proton to electron ratio | |
| 12. | Which of the following is not a mode by which beta particles lose energy on interaction with matter? | 
| A. | Photoelectric effect | 
| B. | Compton effect | 
| C. | Pair production | 
| D. | Collision effect | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. | Alpha emission is characteristic of heavier radioactive elements such as thorium, uranium, etc. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 14. | Which of these particles are highly penetrating? | 
| A. | Alpha particles | 
| B. | Beta particles | 
| C. | Gamma particles | 
| D. | X-ray particles | 
| Answer» D. X-ray particles | |
| 15. | Which of the following can liberate photo electrons when they fall on certain metals? | 
| A. | Alpha particles | 
| B. | Beta particles | 
| C. | Gamma particles | 
| D. | X-ray particles | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. | Which of the following are highly effective in producing ion pairs when they pass through the matter? | 
| A. | Alpha particles | 
| B. | Beta particles | 
| C. | Gamma particles | 
| D. | X-ray particles | 
| Answer» B. Beta particles | |