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GK QUESTION#3096

In 1960, which isotope was used to define the standard measure of length

  1. AKrypton-88
  2. BKrypton-90
  3. CKrypton-86Correct answer
  4. DKrypton-83
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C. Krypton-86

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The 1960 definition used radiation from krypton-86: the metre equalled 1650763.73 wavelengths in vacuum of the specified transition. This is a historical definition. The present metre is defined using the fixed speed of light and the second.

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