Question
The energy of 30.0 eV is required to ionize a molecule of the gas inside a Geiger tube, thereby producing an ion pair. Suppose a particle of ionizing radiation deposits 0.500 MeV of energy in this Geiger tube. What maximum number of ion pairs can it create?
$1.67\times 10^{4}\textrm{ ion pairs}$
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OpenStax College Physics for AP® Courses Solution, Chapter 31, Problem 1 (Problems & Exercises) (0:42)
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