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Question: In order to trace the line of a water-pipe buried 0.4 m below the surface of a field, an engineer wi...

In order to trace the line of a water-pipe buried 0.4 m below the surface of a field, an engineer wishes to add a radioactive isotope to the water. Which sort of isotope should be chosen?

Emitter half-life

A

b-a few hours

B

b -several years

C

g -a few hours

D

g-several years

Answer

g -a few hours

Explanation

Solution

Penetration power should be maximum and half life should be small