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A Geiger counter is a particle detector that measures Ionizing radiation, and emissions from nuclear radiation. Many of the Geiger counters are hand held and can be read from a screen on the front.

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The geiger counter pumps electricity through a noble gas geiger tube with a metal wire in the middle. The wire picks up discharges from ionizing radiation.

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How do you use Geiger counter in a sentence?

The scientist used a Geiger counter to measure the radiation levels in the contaminated area.


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Geiger counter was created in 1908.


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The Geiger Counter was developed by Hans Geiger.


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Hans Geiger, along with Ernest Rutherford, invented the Geiger counter, which is a detector for ionizing radiation. Use the links below for more information.


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Levels of radioactivity are measured by a Geiger counter. Hans Geiger and Walter Muller created a practical radiation counter in 1928.


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