Multiple choice

Among the following --------------------- is used as a thermoluminescent dosimeter crystal.

  1. strontium chloride

  2. strontium fluoride

  3. strontium boride

  4. strontium hydroxide

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Strontium fluoride, SrF2, is a stable brittle white crystalline solid. It is used as an optical material for a small range of special applications, for example, as an optical coating on lenses and also as a thermoluminescent dosimeter crystal.