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JAMB Chemistry 2014 Question 10

Question 10

Chemical Bonding

The radioactive radiation used in studying the arrangement of particles in giant organic molecules is

  1. A.γ-rays.
  2. B.α-particles.
  3. C.X-rays.
  4. D.β-particles.
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Answer: C (X-rays.)

Explanation

X-ray diffraction (crystallography) is used to work out how the atoms are arranged in large molecules and crystals.