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Galena, a crystal once used to detect radio waves, is chemically:
ALead oxide
BCopper oxide
CZinc sulphide
DLead sulphide
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Lead sulphide
Galena is lead sulphide, PbS, which with a metal point contact acted as an early radio detector.
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