1 barn is a unit of area having the magnitude of:
Correct answer: B. 10-28m2
- A. 1024 cm2
- B. 10-28m2
- C. 10-24cm2
- D. None of these
Explanation
One barn is a unit of area that is commonly used in nuclear and particle physics to express the cross-sectional area of interactions between particles. The magnitude of one barn is equal to 10^(-28) square meters (m^2)
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