14. The flow water in a 10-in Schedule 40 pipe is to be metered. The temperature of the water is
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Solution :
The nuclear reaction for boron is given as :
And the reaction for Cadmium is :
We know that it is easier that to shield or stop an alpha particle (i.e. He nucli) as they can be stopped or obstructed by only a few centimetres of the material. However, the gamma rays ( γ ) can penetrate through the material to a greater distance. Therefore, we can choose the first one.