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A geiger counter measures radioactivity. It detects the emission of nuclear radiation from alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays.
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Is geiger counter standard or non-standard measurement.?
A geiger counter is a measuring instrument, not a measure.
What does geiger-counter measure?
radioactive
A geiger counter measures radiation indirectly by measuring?
Levels of radioactivity are measured by a Geiger counter. Hans Geiger and Walter Muller created a practical radiation counter in 1928.
How can one defect and measure radioactivity?
With a Geiger counter.
What does an geigercounter measure?
A geiger counter measures radioactivity.
Instrument for detecting radioactivity?
A device generically called a Radiac, however there are dozens of different kinds of Radiacs which operate by different principles and measure different things. Some are:geiger-mueller counterrate meterionization chamber meterscintillation counterelectrometer dosimeterionization chamber dosimeterphotographic film dosimeter
What is a Geiger counter least effective in measuring?
Anything it was not designed to measure.
Who invented geiger counter?
Geiger counter was invented by the Hans Geiger in 1908.
When was Geiger counter created?
Geiger counter was created in 1908.
How a geiger counter and gamma radiation can be used to measure the thickness of an object?
By using temperature
Who was the inventor of the gieger counter?
The Geiger Counter was developed by Hans Geiger.
Why is alcohol vapor used in a Geiger counter?
it is used for quenching of the geiger-counter
