Question:

A beam of charged particles is employed in the treatment of cancer. Charged particles on passing through a material medium lose their energy by causing ionization of the atoms along their path.

Updated On: Jul 5, 2022
  • if both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
  • if both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
  • if assertion is true but reason is false
  • if both assertion and reason are false statements
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

A radiation consists of a beam of charged particles. Normally the radiation that is used for cancer treatment is a light energy radiation which when imposed upon the cancerous tissues, destroys the cancer cells.
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Concepts Used:

Nuclei

In the year 1911, Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus along with his associates. It is already known that every atom is manufactured of positive charge and mass in the form of a nucleus that is concentrated at the center of the atom. More than 99.9% of the mass of an atom is located in the nucleus. Additionally, the size of the atom is of the order of 10-10 m and that of the nucleus is of the order of 10-15 m.

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Following are the terms related to nucleus:

  1. Atomic Number
  2. Mass Number
  3. Nuclear Size
  4. Nuclear Density
  5. Atomic Mass Unit