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Due to the presence of red, green and yellow colour in the vial, which of the following occurs?(a) Chemical quench(b) Interference quench(c) Colour quenching(d) Self-absorptionI got this question in an online interview.My question comes from Liquid Scintillation Counters in portion Radiochemical Techniques of Analytical Instrumentation

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The correct answer is (C) Colour quenching

For explanation I would say: Scintillators emit light in the BLUE region of the SPECTRUM. Due to the presence of other COLOURS, colour quenching MAY occur.



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