Is the following assertion accurate? "From its emission from a beta-decaying nucleus to a Geiger counter, where it is detected, an electron follows several routes"
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Is the following assertion accurate?
"From its emission from a beta-decaying nucleus to a Geiger counter, where it is detected, an electron follows several routes"
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