Cambridge IGCSE. 2025. Physics (0625). May/June - Paper 2 (22) · Multiple Choice (Extended) - Question 35
Cambridge IGCSE · Paper 2 (22) · Multiple Choice (Extended)
A detector near a radioactive source shows a reading of 2000 counts/minute.
How is the corrected count rate determined?
by moving the detector closer to the source
by placing an absorber between the detector and the source
by repeating and averaging the measurements
by taking away the background radiation count rate