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Question 3

The SI second is defined using a property of one particular kind of atom. Which one?

  1. Uranium 235
  2. Hydrogen
  3. Caesium 133Correct answer
  4. Carbon 12

Explanation

The second is fixed by giving the hyperfine transition frequency of the caesium 133 atom the exact value 9 192 631 770 hertz. One second is the time taken by that many cycles of the corresponding radiation.

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