If Neutrinos Oscillated Between Five Different Types of Neutrino with Equal

question 58

Multiple Choice

If neutrinos oscillated between five different types of neutrino with equal probability during their transit from the Sun to Earth, and we could only detect one type of neutrino, then how many neutrinos would we have detected compared with what was emitted by the Sun?

• A) one-half as many
• B) one-third as many
• C) one-fourth as many
• D) one-fifth as many
• E) We would detect no neutrinos.

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