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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when a quenching gas flows into a Geiger tube?
A)Ionizing events cease momentarily✓
B)Electron cascade is accelerated further
C)Background radiation signals increase
D)Tube materials experience rapid corrosion
💡 Explanation
Ionizing events temporarily cease because **molecular absorption** absorbs UV photons created during electron avalanche, thus preventing further ionization within the tube. Therefore the radiation detection pauses briefly at each ionizing event rather than continuing unbounded.
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