Purpose:

Investigation of the inverse square law of radiation.

Reading:

X (cm) R (mV) 1/ X (cm¿ −1

1/ X
2
(cm¿ −2
∗10
−3

10 4.1 0.1 10
20 3.4 0.05 2.5
30 2.7 0.033 1.1
40 2.1 0.025 0.63
50 1.5 0.020 0.4
60 1 0.016 0.27
70 0.8 0.014 0.2
80 0.6 0.0125 0.15
90 0.5 0.011 0.12

Parameter:
X: is the distance (cm)

R: is the radiation (mV)

Discussion:-

The inverse square law is defined as a physical law that

recognises that a given physical quantity or force is inversely
proportional to the square of the distance to the source of this
physical quantity (1)(2)(3) this law is applicable to many
physical phenomena such as gravity , electricity magnetism ,
light , sound and radiation. Lines represent the flow emitted
from the source . The total number of flux lines depends on the
power of the source , and it is constant as the distance radius .
The higher the density of the flux lines ( flux line ) (unit area ) ,
the greater the field strength. The density of the flux lines is
inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the
source because the area of the sphere is proportional to the
square of the radius hence, the field strength is inversely
proportional to the square of the distance from the source