Question: A Geiger counter placed 1 meter from a point source of radiation registers 1 0 0 counts per second. If the Geiger counter is moved

A Geiger counter placed 1 meter from a point source of radiation registers 100 counts per second. If the Geiger counter is moved closer - to 0.5 meter from the source - what will the count rate be?
200 counts/s
100 counts/s
50 counts/s
25 counts/s
400 counts/s
A Geiger counter placed 1 meter from a point

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