A second is defined as the duration of vibration of:
Correct answer: B. Caesium atom
- A. Carbon atom
- B. Caesium atom
- C. Radium atom
- D. Nitrogen atom
Explanation
B is the correct answer. The current definition of a second is based on the vibrations associated with the caesium-133 atom. The International System of Units (SI) defines a second as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium-133 atom.
Last updated