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Agriculture · Q208

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 208

Q208

In neutron moisture meter, source of fast neutrons is/are

A.
Radium
B.
Americium-beryllium
C.
Both A and B
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
A neutron moisture meter is a moisture meter utilizing neutron scattering. It is used to measure the water content in soil or rock. The technique is non-destructive and is sensitive to moisture in the bulk of the target material.
In the neutron moisture meter, the source of fast neutrons is both Radium and American-beryllium.