About Carbon 14 Diamond Battery
It employs the radioactive decay of Carbon-14, which has a half-life of 5,700 years, to generate electricity.
It is placed in a case of diamond, providing it with strength and resilience.
The diamond encasing ensures that short range radiation emitted by Carbon 14 does not leak.
The battery works like a solar panel, but instead of using photons (light particle), it captures fast moving electrons from within the diamond structure to generate electricity.
Potential Applications
Healthcare
- It can be employed to power pacemakers, ocular devices and hearing devices.
Space missions
- The long-lasting power of diamond batteries supports prolonged operations of spacecrafts and satellites.
- Powering a radio frequency tag in space.
Q1. Which of the following statements regarding the Carbon-14 Diamond Battery is correct?
- It uses the radioactive decay of Carbon-14 to generate electricity.
- The diamond casing prevents all types of radiation emitted by Carbon-14 from escaping.
- It works similarly to a solar panel but captures fast-moving electrons instead of photons.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, and 3
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